William J. Casey

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human intelligence officer lawyer politician

William J. Casey was an American lawyer, intelligence officer, and politician who served as Director of Central Intelligence under President Ronald Reagan, playing a key role in shaping U.S. Cold War intelligence strategy.

Aliases (1)

William Joseph Casey ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → intelligence officer → lawyer → politician →
appointedBy	Ronald Reagan →
causeOfDeath	brain tumor →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1913-03-13 →
dateOfDeath	1987-05-06 →
educatedAt	Catholic University of America → Fordham University → St. John’s University School of Law NERFINISHED →
employer	Central Intelligence Agency → United States federal government →
endTime	1987-01-29 →
familyName	Casey →
fieldOfWork	intelligence → national security → securities regulation →
fullName	William Joseph Casey →
givenName	William →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
nativeLanguage	English →
nominatedBy	Ronald Reagan →
notableWork	involvement in Iran–Contra affair → shaping U.S. intelligence strategy during the Reagan administration →
occupation	government official → intelligence officer → lawyer → politician →
officeContested	Governor of New York →
participantIn	Cold War →
placeOfBirth	Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Roslyn Harbor, New York, United States →
positionHeld	Chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission → Director of Central Intelligence → Director of the Central Intelligence Agency → Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs → head of Secret Intelligence Branch of the Office of Strategic Services →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Long Island, New York, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Sophia Kurz Casey →
startTime	1981-01-28 →
workedFor	Office of Strategic Services →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Security Medal →	awardedTo
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 →	featuresPerson
William J. Casey ("William Joseph Casey") →	fullName
Director of Central Intelligence →	positionHeldBy
Reagan Doctrine →	significantPerson