Stansfield Turner
Stansfield M. Turner (December 1, 1923 – January 18, 2018) was a United States Navy admiral and former Director of Central Intelligence and President of the Naval War College. He was a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy.
Stansfield Turner | |
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| 12th Director of Central Intelligence | |
| In office March 9, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Deputy | E. Henry Knoche John F. Blake Frank Carlucci |
| Preceded by | George H. W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | William J. Casey |
| 37th President of the Naval War College | |
| In office June 30, 1972 – August 9, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Benedict J. Semmes Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Julien LeBourgeois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1923 Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 2018 (aged 94) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Resting place | United States Naval Academy Cemetery[1] |
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| Education | Amherst College United States Naval Academy (BS) Exeter College, Oxford (BA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  U.S. Navy |
| Years of service | 1946–1978 |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Commands | USS Conquest USS Rowan USS Horne U.S. Second Fleet Allied Forces Southern Europe |
| Battles/wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
Turner was born on December 1, 1923 in Highland Park, Illinois. He studied at Amherst College, at the United States Naval Academy, and at Exeter College, Oxford. He was a Christian Scientist.[2] Turner died in Seattle, Washington on January 18, 2018 at the age of 94.[3]
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Turner shaking hands with President Carter after being sworn in.
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References
- ↑ "Stansfield Turner obituary".
- ↑ Margolick, David (August 6, 1990). In Child Deaths, a Test for Christian Science; Faith vs. the Law; A special report.. p. A2. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0D61030F935A3575BC0A966958260.
- ↑ Shapiro, T. Rees (January 18, 2018). "Adm. Stansfield Turner, who led major CIA overhaul as director of central intelligence, dies at 94". Washington Post (Washingotn, DC). https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/adm-stansfield-turner-who-led-major-cia-overhaul-as-director-of-central-intelligence-dies-94/2018/01/18/eac46390-fc99-11e7-ad8c-ecbb62019393_story.html. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Other websites
- Prepared Statement before Congress on MKULTRA Archived 2006-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Testimony before Congress on MKULTRA, Part 1 Archived 2006-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Testimony before Congress on MKULTRA, Part 2 Archived 2006-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview on the Iranian Arms Scandal from the Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives
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