James R. Clapper
US government official · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1941 · age 85
James Robert Clapper Jr. is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and former Director of National Intelligence. Clapper has held several key positions within the United States Intelligence Community. He served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) from 1992 until 1995.
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Captain James Clapper during his flying mission on a Douglas EC-47 Skytrain during the Vietnam War, June 1971
Clapper as a USAF lieutenant general in the mid-1990s
Lieutenant General James Clapper during his tenure as Director of Defense Intelligence Agency with Director of Central Intelligence Agency Robert Gates at Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters in Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC, January 17, 1992
Clapper and Barack Obama presented the NIDSM to James L. Jones, October 20, 2010.
Clapper and Senator John McCain listen as Defense Secretary Gates addresses the audience, June 4, 2011.
Clapper meets with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and DIA chief Ronald Burgess, September 29, 2011.![Clapper and NSA director Keith B. Alexander (left) were both accused of lying under oath to Congress.[68][69]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Secretary_of_Defense_Chuck_Hagel%2C_center%2C_shares_a_laugh_with_other_guests_before_a_retirement_ceremony_for_U.S._Army_Gen._Keith_B._Alexander_March_28%2C_2014%2C_at_the_National_Security_Agency_%28NSA%29_at_Fort_George_140328-D-EV637-372.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Clapper and NSA director Keith B. Alexander (left) were both accused of lying under oath to Congress.[68][69]In their own words 5
, I went on to say that 'I hoped he would abide by the long-standing principle of the [intelligence community] always telling 'truth to power'.
Of course, the Russian effort affected the outcome. Surprising even themselves, they swung the election to a Trump win.
Looking at the recording of that interview, I again appeared tired. This time, I wasn't tired from working around the clock for months on end.
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He was the first director of defense intelligence within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and simultaneously the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He served as the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from September 2001 until June 2006.
