John Poindexter
1936 – ? American National Security Advisor
Reagan's national security adviser who oversaw Iran-Contra.
- Affiliations
- National Security Advisor to President Reagan from 1985 to 1986; oversaw the Iran-Contra operation and resigned when it was exposed.
John Poindexter was a Navy admiral who served as President Reagan's National Security Advisor. He supervised Oliver North and approved key parts of the Iran-Contra operation. He resigned when the scheme was exposed and was later convicted, though the conviction was overturned on appeal.
Connections
- associate of Oliver North — His superior at the National Security Council.
- associate of Oliver North — Supervised him at the National Security Council.
In the timeline
- 1987 Tower Commission report mentioned
- 1990 Iran-Contra convictions are overturned mentioned
- 2002 Poindexter proposes Total Information Awareness mentioned
- 2002 DARPA's Total Information Awareness sparks a backlash mentioned
- 2002 Total Information Awareness mentioned