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A native of the Elmhurst section of Queens, New York, Casey was raised as a devout Roman Catholic in Bellmore, New York and graduated from the Jesuit -affiliated Fordham University in 1934.
May 2, 2024 · William J. Casey (born March 13, 1913, Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y., U.S.—died May 6, 1987, Glen Cove, N.Y.) was a powerful and controversial director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1981 to 1987 during the Ronald Reagan administration.
May 7, 1987 · William J. Casey, the Director of Central Intelligence until last February, whose role in the Iran-contra affair is under scrutiny in Congress, died of pneumonia yesterday in Glen Cove...
Jun 1, 2017 · William J. Casey, 25 September 19861 (U) William Joseph Casey served as President Ronald Reagan 's di- rector of central intelligence (DCI) during 28 January 1981-29 Janu- ary 1987 in the midst of a period of great political flux in the world.
Jun 20, 2006 · Casey grew up in Long Island, New York, and graduated from Fordham University and St. John's University School of Law. He was then admitted to the New York Bar. Following law school, he joined the Research Institute of America, rising to become chairman of the Institute's board of editors.
William Casey began his intelligence career in the OSS as the chief of espionage operations in the European Theater, where he coordinated the deployment of 100 allied paratrooper teams into occupied Germany during the final year of World War II.
Apr 25, 2019 · William J. “Bill” Casey was Reagan’s CIA Director from 1981-1987, and Casey pulled the strings of American Cold War policy, making it his personal crusade to bleed the Soviet Union dry. Undoubtedly, Casey was one of the most powerful CIA Directors to ever hold the position.
