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William Egan Colby (January 4, 1920 – May 6, 1996) was an American intelligence officer who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from September 1973 to January 1976. During World War II, Colby served with the Office of Strategic Services. After the war, he joined the newly created Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Former CIA Director William Colby, who played a significant role in U.S. Vietnam War policy-making, was founded dead in 1996, eight days after going missing on a solo canoe trip near his Maryland home.
May 10, 2024 · William Colby (born January 4, 1920, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.—died April 27, 1996, Rock Point, Maryland) was a U.S. government official who pursued a policy of openness during his turbulent tenure (1973–76) as director of the CIA.
May 5, 1996 · In the 20 years since President Gerald R. Ford fired him as director of the CIA, William E. Colby was shunned and reviled by many of his former colleagues because he cooperated with...
May 4, 1996 · William Colby, missing and presumed dead in a Maryland boating accident last weekend, was a singular figure in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.
May 1, 2009 · The history, William Colby as Director of Central Intelligence, 1973-1976, provides detailed accounts of key episodes such as the firing of counterintelligence chief James Angleton, Colby's role in the revelation of the CIA "family jewels," and the collapse of South Vietnam, where Colby had spent much of his career.
Sep 20, 2011 · "THE MAN NOBODY KNEW: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby" is a personal exploration into the life of America's controversial former CIA Dire...
Sep 23, 2011 · Primarily an account of the career of his father, William Colby, director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1973 to 1976, it traces a history ending in 1996, when his body washed ashore ...
May 23, 2012 · An Interview with CIA Director William Colby JOHN HART: William Colby will leave the CIA this week. He was removed as Director last fall, but he stayed on until his successor, George Bush, could take over.
Mar 30, 2013 · In unedited excerpts from a 1995 conversation former Central Intelligence Agency Director William Colby spoke about post-war America, the rise of communism within and outside the United Stat…
