John Poindexter
John Marlan Poindexter (born August 12, 1936) is a retired United States naval officer and Department of Defense official. He was Deputy National Security Advisor and National Security Advisor for the Reagan administration. 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. More recently, he served a brief stint as the director of the DARPA Information Awareness Office for the George W. Bush administration. He was the father of former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Captain Alan Poindexter.
Read more about John Poindexter: Early Life and Career, Senior Naval Career, U.S. Executive Branch Service, Iran-Contra Affair, Defense Contractor Work, Recall To Public Service, Family
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