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On the recordAugust 16, 1966
Summoned back to the councils of Government after his retirement from a brilliant career in the naval service, Admiral William F. Raborn was named Director of Central Intelligence in 1965.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Presenting the National Security Medal to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr.

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