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Daniel Ken Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye , 1924-, U.S. politician, b. Honolulu. A Democratic senator from Hawaii since 1963, he was a member of the committee that investigated the Watergate affair (1973-74) and served as chairman of the committee that investigated the Iran-contra affair (1987). He became chair of the... Read more
John M. Poindexter John M. Poindexter
REPORT ON THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR (13 November 1987) In 1985, high-ranking officials in the Ronald Reagan administration began selling arms clandestinely to Iran for its war with America-supported Iraq. The money from these arms sales was laundered in Israel and diverted to the Contras, rebels... Read more
Gerald M. Boyd Gerald M. Boyd
Gerald M. Boyd1950–2006 Newspaper editor Gerald M. Boyd rose to become the managing editor of the New York Times in July of 2001, the first African American in the newspaper's history to hold such a senior rank. Boyd had devoted his career to journalism. A Times staff member since 1983, Boyd began... Read more
United States Department of State United States Department of State
United States Department of State executive department of the federal government responsible, under the President's direction, for the making and execution of American foreign policy. Current Organization and Duties The secretary of state, who heads the department, is aided by a deputy secretary... Read more
Terry Waite Terry Waite
Terry Waite (Terence Waite), 1939-, British church official. An adviser to Robert Runcie , the Archbishop of Canterbury, he successfully negotiated the release of British hostages in Iran (1981) and Libya (1985). His later efforts to free U.S. hostages in Beirut were unsuccessful and were... Read more
Edwin Meese 3d Edwin Meese 3d
Edwin Meese, 3d 1931-, American public official, b. Oakland, Calif. As a deputy district attorney of Alameda co., he was a tough prosecutor with little toleration for radical protest. As a result, Gov. Ronald Reagan appointed him secretary of legal affairs. Meese served as counselor to President... Read more
Iran-contra affair Iran-contra affair
Iran-contra affair in U.S. history, secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained by selling arms to Iran. The Iran-contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of President Ronald Reagan . The first was... Read more
William Joseph Casey William Joseph Casey
William Joseph Casey 1913-87, American public official, b. New York City. After graduating from Fordham Univ. (B.S., 1934) he obtained a law degree from St. Johns Univ. (1937). During World War II he became an important official in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and helped supervise... Read more
William Sebastian Cohen William Sebastian Cohen
William Sebastian Cohen 1940-, American politician, b. Bangor, Maine. He attended Bowdoin College (B.A., 1962) and Boston Univ. (LL.B., 1965). A Republican, he was elected to the House of Representatives from Maine, serving three terms (1973-79), and became senator from Maine, also for three terms... Read more

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