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William Egan Colby (January 4, 1920 – May 6, 1996) was an American intelligence officer who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from September 1973 to January 1976. During World War II, Colby served with the Office of Strategic Services. After the war, he joined the newly created Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
William Colby (born January 4, 1920, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.—died April 27, 1996, Rock Point, Maryland) was a U.S. government official who pursued a policy of openness during his turbulent tenure (1973–76) as director of the CIA. He showed unusual candour while testifying before Congress in 1975 in the wake of various leaks about CIA ...
Jan 16, 2020 · The day after the Jan. 3 U.S. killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani marked the centennial of the birth of the late Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) William E. Colby. By disclosing some of the country’s darkest and dirtiest secrets in the wake of the presidential excesses of Watergate and the Vietnam War, it was Colby who saved the ...
The new documentary, The Man Nobody Knew , produced by the spymaster’s son Carl Colby, looks at the odd circumstances surrounding his father’s death, as well as his long career in intelligence. The Vietnam War played a central role in William Colby’s life and work. The World War II OSS agent first went to Vietnam in 1956 as a young CIA agent.
May 6, 1996 · May 06, 1996. Hillary and I were saddened to learn of the death of former Director of Central Intelligence William Colby. Through a quarter century at the CIA, William Colby played a pivotal role in shaping our Nation's intelligence community. A dedicated public servant, he ably led the Agency through challenging times.
Sep 23, 2011 · Carl Colby’s smart, fact-packed film “The Man Nobody Knew” operates on many levels, all riveting. Primarily an account of the career of his father, William Colby, director of the Central ...
May 7, 1996 · William E. Colby, who as Director of Central Intelligence chose to disclose some of the nation's darkest secrets to save the spy service he loved, drowned on April 27 in a tributary of the Potomac ...
May 4, 1996 · William Colby, missing and presumed dead in a Maryland boating accident last weekend, was a singular figure in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sep 22, 2011 · On September 11, Carl Colby, a documentary filmmaker and son of the late C.I.A. director William Colby, was in Los Angeles watching the Twin Towers smolder on CNN. He was startled to hear former ...
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 ...
