“My main task was to prevent the Communists from taking over South Vietnam.”

About William Colby

Government Official • American

William Egan Colby was a prominent American intelligence officer who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from September 1973 to January 1976. His career began in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)...

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