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John Poindexter

Retired American naval officer and Department of Defense official · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1936 · age 90

John Marlan Poindexter is a retired United States naval officer and Department of Defense official. He was Deputy National Security Advisor and National Security Advisor during the Reagan administration.

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Doublespeak Award1987
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He was convicted in April 1990 of multiple felonies as a result of his actions in the Iran-Contra affair, but his convictions were reversed on appeal in 1991. During the George W. Bush administration, he served a brief stint as the director of the DARPA Information Awareness Office. He is the father of NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Captain Alan G. Poindexter.

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Politicians
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Born 1936 · age 90