Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996

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Colby, a Princeton graduate with the Class of 1940, was a career CIA agent and Director of Central Intelligence from 1973 to 1976. He spent his post-CIA years working as a lawyer and business consultant in Washington, D.C. for various firms, and as a popular speaker on the lecture circuit.

From the description of William E. Colby papers, 1935-1996 (bulk 1975-1995) (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 177475683
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referencedIn Nicholas Roosevelt Papers, 1846-1962 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Sierra Club. Sierra Club records, 1890-2009. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Terry, C. A. (Chloe Ann). Diary (typescript copy), 1852. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Hackes, Peter. Foreign intelligence, legal and democratic controls : Tuesday, December 11, 1979, 7:30 p.m., Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C. / Moderator: Peter Hackes ; Panelists: Les Aspin, Robert Bork, William Colby, John Shattuck. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
referencedIn Philip W. Buchen Files. 1974 - 1977. Philip Buchen's Intelligence Community Investigations and Reorganization Files Gerald R. Ford Library
creatorOf Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996. Statement before Government Information and Individual Rights Subcommittee of the House Government Operations Committee, June 25, 1975. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
referencedIn Kushner, Rose. Papers, 1953-1990 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996. Statement before CIA Subcommittee of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, June 12, 1975. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
referencedIn Neil Sheehan Papers, 1920-1993, (bulk 1960-1993) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Ambassador Auditorium Collection, 1974-1995 Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries
creatorOf Nolting, Frederick. Papers of Frederick Nolting, 1936-1989. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Papers, 1953-1990 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996. Internal security in South Vietnam-- Phoenix / William E. Colby. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996. William E. Colby papers, 1935-1996 (bulk 1975-1995) Princeton University Library
creatorOf Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996. Changes in American intelligence : address to the Economic Club of New York, 13 November 1974. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
creatorOf Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996. Security week 1973 : address to the National Security Agency, 9 November 1973. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
creatorOf Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996. Statement before House of Representatives Select Committee on Intelligence, August 4, 1975 and August 6, 1975. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
referencedIn Richard B. Cheney Files. 1974 - 1977. Richard Cheney's General Subject Files Gerald R. Ford Library
creatorOf Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996. Statement before American Conservative Union, October 9, 1975. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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