STANSFIELD TURNER

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OVERVIEW:

BORN:
December 1, 1923 (Highland Park, Illinois)

EDUCATION:
Attended Amherst College (1941-1943)
U.S. Naval Academy, 1946 (Class of 1947)
Rhodes Scholar, Exeter College, Oxford University, B.A., 1950, M.A., 1954

CAREER
Director, Systems Analysis Division, Office of Chief of Naval Operations (1971-1972
Promoted to Vice Admiral, 1972
President, US Naval War College, 1972-74
Commander, US Second Fleet, 1974-75
Promoted to Admiral, 1975;
Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (NATO), 1975-77
retired from active duty, 31 December 1978
Director of Central Intelligence (1977-1981)

DIED:
January 18, 2018 (Seattle, Washington)

BIOGRAPHIES:

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CIA
Harvard University
Wikipedia

ARTICLES:

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President Carter and DCI Stansfield Turner after the swearing in ceremony as DCI, March 9, 1977 (Photo courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library)

Nomination, 2/8/1977 (WPNYT, NYT)

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