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Nov 19, 2011 · Carl Colby, son of the late CIA spymaster William E. Colby, is at odds with his family over his portrayal of his father in a documentary that chronicles his life and career with the agency.
May 5, 1996 · WASHINGTON — In the 20 years since President Gerald R. Ford fired him as director of the CIA, William E. Colby was shunned and reviled by many of his former colleagues because he cooperated with ...
Oct 6, 2003 · Colby's return Washington prompted DCI Richard Helms to create the position of Executive Director-Comptroller for Colby. It was in this position that William Colby served from 1972-1973 as the CIA's point man for Watergate, answering press question as well as testifying before Congress and impeachment committees.
May 23, 2012 · FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS STAFF PROGRAM NBC Sunday Night News WRC TV NBC Network DATE January 25, 1976 6:30 PM CITY Washington, D. C. An Interview with CIA Director William Colby JOHN HART: William Colby will leave the CIA this week. He was removed as Director last fall, but he stayed on until his successor, George Bush, could take over.
Jun 8, 2018 · William E. Colby was the most controversial director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He became director in 1973, when, for the first time in the agency's history, it had to explain its actions to hostile critics. Hoping to put the agency's problems behind it quickly, Colby decided to cooperate with congressional investigations.
William Colby's former wife and Carl Colby's mother, Barbara Colby, is also interviewed regarding Colby's public career and private life. Release. U.S. distribution rights were acquired by First Run Features. The film premiered at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas in New York City on September 23, 2011, and was followed by a national theatrical release.
William Colby has become a more or less forgotten figure in the turbulent history of the 1960s and 1970s. However, he played a critical role in the execution of American foreign policy for thirty years. University of Arkansas professor Randall Woods’ new biography, Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA, may help put the spotlight back on the former Director of Central Intelligence.
