Casey, William J.

  1. Casey, William J.
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Biographical Note

1913 March 13 Born, Elmhurst, Long Island, New York 1934 B.S., Fordham University 1937 J.D., St. John's University. Admitted to New York bar 1941 Married Sophia Kurz 1943 1945 Member, Office of Strategic Services, stationed in London 1950 Founder, Institute for Business Planning. Subsequently author of a series of its reference publications on business law 1957 1971 Partner, Hall, Casey, Dickler and Howley law firm 1966 Unsuccessful candidate for Congress, New York 1969 1970 Member, Presidential Task Force on International Development 1971 1973 Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission 1973 1974 Under secretary of state for economic affairs 1973 1975 Member, Commission on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy 1974 1976 President and chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States 1976 Author, Where and How the War Was Fought: An Armchair Tour of the American Revolution 1976 1977 Member, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board Chairman, Small Business Administration Task Force on Venture and Equity Capital for Small Business 1976 1981 Member, Rogers and Wells law firm 1980 Director, Ronald Reagan presidential election campaign 1980 1981 Chairman, Presidential Transition Team 1981 1987 Director, Central Intelligence Agency 1987 May 6 Died, Glen Cove, New York 1988 Author, The Secret War against Hitler (published posthumously) 1989 Author, Scouting the Future: The Public Speeches of William J. Casey (published posthumously)

From the guide to the William J. Casey papers, 1928-1996, 1928-1996, (Hoover Institution Archives)