William Odom

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William Odom was a U.S. Army lieutenant general and influential intelligence and national security official who directed the National Security Agency during the Reagan administration.

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instanceOf United States Army officer
human
intelligence official
political scientist
academicDegree PhD in political science
appointedBy Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED
areaOfExpertise Soviet military
intelligence policy
national security
burialPlace West Point Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
coAuthorWith Robert Dujarric NERFINISHED
conflict Cold War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1932-06-23
dateOfDeath 2008-05-30
educatedAt Columbia University
United States Military Academy
employer Columbia University
Hudson Institute NERFINISHED
National Security Agency NERFINISHED
United States Army
endTime 1988-07-12
familyName Odom NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy Soviet studies
political science
fullName William Eldridge Odom NERFINISHED
givenName William
knownFor criticizing the Iraq War
directing the National Security Agency during the Reagan administration
languageSpoken English
memberOf Hudson Institute NERFINISHED
United States National Security Council staff NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank lieutenant general
notableWork America’s Inadvertent Empire NERFINISHED
Fixing Intelligence: For a More Secure America NERFINISHED
The Collapse of the Soviet Military NERFINISHED
The Soviet Volunteers NERFINISHED
officeContested Director of the National Security Agency
placeOfBirth Cookeville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Lincoln, Vermont, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chief, U.S. Army Intelligence NERFINISHED
Director of the National Security Agency
assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (staff role under Zbigniew Brzezinski)
professor at Columbia University
senior fellow at Hudson Institute
spouse Anne Odom NERFINISHED
startTime 1985-05-08

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