Casey, William J.

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)