William Bundy
American lawyer and intelligence analyst (1917–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Putnam Bundy (September 24, 1917 – October 6, 2000) was an American attorney and analyst with the CIA. Bundy served as a foreign affairs advisor to both presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He had key roles in planning the Vietnam War, serving as deputy to Paul Nitze at Defense under Kennedy and as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs under Johnson.
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William Bundy | |
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9th Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
In office March 16, 1964 – May 4, 1969 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Roger Hilsman |
Succeeded by | Marshall Green |
Personal details | |
Born | William Putnam Bundy (1917-09-24)September 24, 1917 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | October 6, 2000(2000-10-06) (aged 83) Princeton, New Jersey |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary Acheson |
Education | Yale University Harvard University |
Occupation | CIA analyst, attorney |
After leaving government service in 1969, Bundy served as a historian of foreign affairs, teaching at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at Princeton University, from 1972 to his death. His book A Tangled Web: The Making of Foreign Policy in the Nixon Presidency (1998) is considered his most important work.