John Poindexter

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John Poindexter is a retired U.S. Navy admiral and government official best known for serving as National Security Advisor under President Ronald Reagan and for his central role in the Iran-Contra affair.

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instanceOf National Security Advisor of the United States
United States Navy admiral
government official
human
allegiance United States of America
appointedBy Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED
awardReceived Bronze Star Medal
Defense Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal NERFINISHED
conflict Vietnam War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1936-08-12
degree Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Science
educatedAt California Institute of Technology
United States Naval Academy
employer Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency NERFINISHED
National Security Council NERFINISHED
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED
United States government NERFINISHED
endTime 1986-11-25
familyName Poindexter NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy engineering
fullName John Marlan Poindexter NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasChild four sons
laterWork consultant in information technology
researcher in information systems
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank admiral
notableFor central role in the Iran–Contra affair
notableWork Total Information Awareness program NERFINISHED
occupation government official
national security advisor
naval officer
participantIn Iran–Contra affair NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Odon, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Deputy National Security Advisor
Director of the Information Awareness Office
National Security Advisor NERFINISHED
precededBy Robert McFarlane NERFINISHED
residence Texas, United States NERFINISHED
servedAs National Security Advisor of the United States NERFINISHED
spouse Linda Poindexter NERFINISHED
startTime 1985-12-04
succeededBy Frank Carlucci NERFINISHED

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