Raborn, William F., 1905-1990

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William F. Raborn, Jr. (1905-1990) was a career military officer, a Navy vice admiral who led the development of the Polaris nuclear missile in the 1950s and later headed the Central Intelligence Agency under President Lyndon B. Johnson.

From the guide to the William F. Raborn Papers, 1916-1963, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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creatorOf	William F. Raborn Papers, 1916-1963	Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn	General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. POLARIS MISSILE PRESENTED TO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER AT NEWPORT AND QUONSET POINT	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	Wertheim, Robert H. Copy of oral history typescript of RADM Robert H. Wertheim by Naval Institute.	Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
referencedIn	General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PRES. JOHN F. KENNEDY amp;VADM WILLIAM F. RABORN AFTER PRESENTATION OF COLLIER AWARD - White Homse, Washington, D. C	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	President's Daily Diary. 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. President's Daily Diary. 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. President's Daily Diary Entry, April 11, 1965	Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn	General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. LAUNCHING OF USS SAM HOUSTON (SSBN-609) Newport News, Virginia	National Archives at College Park

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Birth 1905

Death 1990-03-07

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