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Encyclopedia > William H. Webster

William Hedgcock Webster (born March 6, 1924) was the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1978 to 1987 and director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1987 to 1991. He was a former federal judge who ascended to the CIA after his successful coups against the New York mafia families while director of the FBI under President Jimmy Carter. William H. Webster, http://www. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Official FBI Seal The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ... // Background The Mafia, also referred to in Italian as La Cosa Nostra (variously translated as This Thing Of Ours or Our Thing), is the name for a secret, criminal organisation which evolved in mid 19th century Sicily, and led to an offshoot on the East-Coast of the United States... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ...


He was born in St. Louis and received his early education in Webster Groves; he received his bachelor's degree from Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts in 1947 and his Juris Doctor degree from the Law School of Washington University in St. Louis in 1949. The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... Webster Groves is a city located in St. ... Amherst College is an independent liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. It is the third oldest college in Massachusetts. ... Amherst is a town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Washington University in St. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...


After serving as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, he joined a St. Louis firm, but left private practice soon after to begin a long and illustrious career in public service. He was a United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1960 to 1961, then a member of the Missouri Board of Law Examiners from 1964 to 1969. In 1970, Webster was appointed a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and in 1973 he was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Five years later, Webster resigned the judgeship to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 1987 he was sworn in as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He led the CIA until his retirement from public office in 1991. Since then, Webster has practiced law at the Washington D.C. firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy where he specializes in arbitration, mediation and internal investigation. A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ... The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa District of Minnesota Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri District of Nebraska District of... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...


For his distinguished service, Webster has received numerous honors and awards. Washington University granted Webster the Alumni Citation for contributions to the field of law in 1972 and in 1981 he received the William Greenleaf Eliot Award. In 1999 the School of Law created the Webster Society, an outstanding scholars program. Furthermore, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the university's law school in 1977. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat named him "Man of the Year".


Webster has received numerous awards for public service and law enforcement and holds honorary degrees from several colleges and universities. In 1991, he was presented the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Security Medal. The Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States, considered the equivalent of the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. ... National Security Medal The National Security Medal is a decoration of the United States of America which was first created in 1947 by order of the United States National Security Council. ...


He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Council of the American Law Institute, the Order of the Coif, the Missouri Bar Integrated and the Metropolitan St. Louis Bar Association. Additionally, he served as chairman of the Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. He is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He served as Co-chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ... The Order of the Coif is an honorary society for law students. ...


He currently lectures and advises the intelligence community, but is no longer active in the U.S. government.



Preceded by:
William J. Casey
Director of Central Intelligence
1987–1991
Succeeded by:
Robert M. Gates


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Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Finch | Bielaski | Allen | Flynn | Burns | Hoover | Tolson | Gray | Ruckelshaus | Kelley | Adams | Webster | Otto | Sessions | Clarke | Freeh | Pickard | Mueller


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Directors of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America Seal of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States
Souers | Vandenberg | Hillenkoetter | Smith | Dulles | McCone |
Raborn | Helms | Schlesinger | Colby | Bush | Turner | Casey |
Webster | Gates | Woolsey | Deutch | Tenet | McLaughlin | Goss

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Prudence would not permit the premature defiance of these forces, and hence the first lots were chosen on the north side; and the movement to the south side was delayed until the arrival, or the near approach, of Hooker, and the main body of his congregation.
Webster's home lot was on the same 'plot with Gov. Wyllys' (directly east of my residence) on the street now known as Governor Street, and the house, which I recollect as far back as 1817 when, I clambered over the fence to play with the Hilisdale boys, was always known as 'the Webster house.'"
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