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{{Infobox Officeholder
|birthname = William Hedgcock Webster
| birthname = William Hedgcock Webster
|image = William H. Webster 2016.jpg
| image = Williamwebster.jpg
|office = Chairperson of the [[Homeland Security Advisory Council]]
| office = Chairperson of the [[Homeland Security Advisory Council]]
|president = [[George W. Bush]]<br>[[Barack Obama]]<br>[[Donald Trump]]
| president = [[George W. Bush]]<br>[[Barack Obama]]<br>[[Donald Trump]]
|deputy = [[James R. Schlesinger|James Schlesinger]]<br>[[Gary Hart]]<br>[[William J. Bratton|Bill Bratton]]
| deputy = [[James R. Schlesinger|James Schlesinger]]<br>[[Gary Hart]]<br>[[William J. Bratton|Bill Bratton]]
|term_start = August 10, 2005
| term_start = August 10, 2005
|term_end = August 18, 2020
| term_end = August 18, 2020
|predecessor = Position established
| predecessor = Position established
|successor = [[William Bratton]]
| successor = [[William Bratton]]
|office2 = 14th [[Director of Central Intelligence]]
| office2 = 14th [[Director of Central Intelligence]]
|president2 = [[Ronald Reagan]]<br>[[George H. W. Bush]]
| president2 = [[Ronald Reagan]]<br>[[George H. W. Bush]]
|term_start2 = May 26, 1987
| term_start2 = May 26, 1987
|term_end2 = September, 1991
| term_end2 = September, 1991
|predecessor2 = [[William J. Casey|William Casey]]
| predecessor2 = [[William J. Casey|William Casey]]
|successor2 = [[Robert Gates]]
| successor2 = [[Robert Gates]]
|office3 = 3rd [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
| office3 = 3rd [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
|president3 = [[Jimmy Carter]]<br>[[Ronald Reagan]]
| president3 = [[Jimmy Carter]]<br>[[Ronald Reagan]]
|term_start3 = February 23, 1978
| term_start3 = February 23, 1978
|term_end3 = May 25, 1987
| term_end3 = May 25, 1987
|predecessor3 = [[James B. Adams|James Adams]] <small>(Acting)</small>
| predecessor3 = [[James B. Adams|James Adams]] <small>(Acting)</small>
|successor3 = [[John E. Otto|John Otto]] <small>(Acting)</small>
| successor3 = [[John E. Otto|John Otto]] <small>(Acting)</small>
|office4 = Judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]]
| office4 = Judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]]
|nominator4 = [[Richard Nixon]]
| nominator4 = [[Richard Nixon]]
|term_start4 = July 18, 1973
| term_start4 = July 18, 1973
|term_end4 = February 22, 1978
| term_end4 = February 22, 1978
|predecessor4 = [[Marion Charles Matthes|Marion Matthes]]
| predecessor4 = [[Marion Charles Matthes|Marion Matthes]]
|successor4 = [[Theodore McMillian]]
| successor4 = [[Theodore McMillian]]
|office5 = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri]]
| office5 = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri]]
|nominator5 = [[Richard Nixon]]
| nominator5 = [[Richard Nixon]]
|term_start5 = December 21, 1970
| term_start5 = December 21, 1970
|term_end5 = July 18, 1973
| term_end5 = July 18, 1973
|predecessor5 = Seat established
| predecessor5 = Seat established
|successor5 = [[John Francis Nangle|John Nangle]]
| successor5 = [[John Francis Nangle|John Nangle]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1924|3|6|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|3|6|mf=y}}
|birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], United States
| birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], U.S.
|death_date =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|08|08|1924|3|6|mf=y}}
|death_place =
| death_place = [[Warrenton, Virginia|Warrenton]], [[Virginia]], U.S.
|alma_mater = [[Amherst College]]<br>[[Washington University School of Law|Washington University in St. Louis]]
| alma_mater = [[Amherst College]]<br>[[Washington University School of Law|Washington University in St. Louis]]
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|spouse = Drusilla Lane Webster<br/>(1950-1984; her death),<br/>Lynda Clugston<br/>(1990-present)
| spouse = {{marriage|Drusilla Lane|1950|1984|end=died}}<br/>{{marriage|Lynda Clugston|1990}}
|residence = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| residence =
}}
}}
'''William Hedgcock Webster''' (born March 6, 1924) is an [[United States|American]] attorney, jurist, and current Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Previously Webster was the third [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) from 1978 to 1987 and [[Director of Central Intelligence]] from 1987 to 1991.
'''William Hedgcock Webster''' (March 6, 1924 – August 8, 2025) was an [[United States|American]] attorney, and jurist. He was the Chairman Emeritus of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Previously Webster was the third [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) from 1978 to 1987 and [[Director of Central Intelligence]] from 1987 to 1991. He is the only person to have been in charge of both the CIA and FBI.<ref name=nyt/>
Webster was born on March 6, 1924 in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/biography_0077.shtm |title=Chairman, Homeland Security Advisory Council |access-date=2013-03-15 |archive-date=2011-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110062935/http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/biography_0077.shtm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He studied at [[Amherst College]] and at [[Washington University School of Law|Washington University in St. Louis]].
Webster was born on March 6, 1924 in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/biography_0077.shtm |title=Chairman, Homeland Security Advisory Council |access-date=2013-03-15 |archive-date=2011-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110062935/http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/biography_0077.shtm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He studied at [[Amherst College]] and at [[Washington University School of Law|Washington University in St. Louis]].
Webster was married to Drusilla Lane Webster from 1950 until her death in 1984. They had three children. He married Lynda Clugston in 1990.
In 1978, President [[Jimmy Carter]] appointed him as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<ref name="miller">{{cite interview |title=Interview with William H. Webster |url=https://millercenter.org/president/bush/oralhistory/william-webster |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230016/http://millercenter.org/president/bush/oralhistory/william-webster |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |year=2005 |department=The Miller Center}}</ref> This was despite Webster being a registered [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Babcock |first=Charles R. |date=January 19, 1978 |title=Carter Chooses St. Louis Judge As FBI Director |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/01/19/carter-chooses-st-louis-judge-as-fbi-director/210fdbed-f067-45e5-88e4-b58db7b6420b/ |website=The Washington Post |via=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/15/weekinreview/wanted-by-fbi-a-new-director.html|title=Wanted by F.B.I. -- A New Director|first=Philip|last=Shenon|work=The New York Times|date=March 15, 1987}}</ref>
In 1987, President [[Ronald Reagan]] appointed him director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He led the CIA until his retirement from public office in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=William H. Webster |url=https://www.spymuseum.org/support-spy/webster-award/william-h-webster/ |access-date=August 9, 2025 |website=International Spy Museum}}</ref> After this, Webster practiced law at [[Milbank]], where he specialized in arbitration, mediation and internal investigation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=William H. Webster |url=https://www.mei.edu/profile/william-h-webster |access-date=August 9, 2025 |website=Middle East Institute}}</ref>
Webster was married to Drusilla Lane Webster from 1950 until her death in 1984. They had three children. He married Lynda Clugston in 1990, and was married to her until his death in 2025.
Webster [[centenarian|turned 100]] in March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Armstrong Teasdale to Recognize Prominent Alum Hon. William H. Webster, Dedicate Executive Conference Room|url=https://www.armstrongteasdale.com/news/armstrong-teasdale-to-recognize-prominent-alum-hon-william-h-webster-dedicate-executive-conference-room/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |publisher=Armstrong Teasdale |date=2024-03-06 |language=en}}</ref>
Webster [[centenarian|turned 100]] in March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Armstrong Teasdale to Recognize Prominent Alum Hon. William H. Webster, Dedicate Executive Conference Room|url=https://www.armstrongteasdale.com/news/armstrong-teasdale-to-recognize-prominent-alum-hon-william-h-webster-dedicate-executive-conference-room/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |publisher=Armstrong Teasdale |date=2024-03-06 |language=en}}</ref>
Webster died at a care facility in [[Warrenton, Virginia]] on August 8, 2025, at the age of 101.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster dies at 101 |url=https://apnews.com/article/7eaddeaebd51b9e25bcd0f7a90caa59a |website=AP News |publisher=Associated Press |date=8 August 2025 |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref><ref name=nyt>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/william-h-webster-dead.html |title=William H. Webster, Who Ran Both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A., Dies at 101 |date=August 8, 2025 |accessdate=August 8, 2025 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=limited |last=Weiner |first=Tim}}</ref>
== William H. Webster Media ==
== William H. Webster Media ==
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File:Scowcroft cheney webster.gif|William Webster (right) with [[Dick Cheney]] (left) and [[Brent Scowcroft]] (center)
File:Scowcroft cheney webster.gif|Webster (right) with [[Dick Cheney]] (left) and [[Brent Scowcroft]] (center) in 2000
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== References ==
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