Stansfield Turner
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| Stansfield Turner | |
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Turner in June 1983
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| Director of Central Intelligence | |
| In office March 9, 1977 – January 20, 1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | George H. W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | William J. Casey |
| President of the U.S. Naval War College | |
| In office June 30, 1972 – August 9, 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Benedict Semmes |
| Succeeded by | Julien LeBourgeois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1923 Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Amherst College United States Naval Academy Exeter College, Oxford |
| Religion | Christian Scientist[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1947-1978 |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Commands | USS Horne U.S. Second Fleet Allied Forces Southern Europe |
Stansfield M. Turner (born December 1, 1923) is a retired United States Navy admiral and former Director of Central Intelligence and President of the Naval War College. He is currently a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy.
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. Turner now lives in Great Falls, Virginia, and is a Christian Scientist[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Margolick, David (August 6, 1990). "In Child Deaths, a Test for Christian Science; Faith vs. the Law; A special report.". The New York Times: p. A2. ISSN 1649296. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0D61030F935A3575BC0A966958260.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Prepared Statement before Congress on MKULTRA
- Testimony before Congress on MKULTRA, Part 1
- Testimony before Congress on MKULTRA, Part 2
- Interview on the Iranian Arms Scandal from the Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives
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