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'''William Colby''' (d. April 27, 1996) was a former Director of Central Intelligence for the [[CIA]] from 1973 to 1976 under [[Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford|Ford]].
'''William Colby''' (d. April 27, 1996) was a former Director of Central Intelligence for the [[CIA]] from 1973 to 1976 under [[Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford|Ford]].
==The family jewels==
During the Ford administration Colby insisted on going public about the CIA's role in tapping the telephones and opening the mail of Americans; plotting the assassination of [[Fidel Castro]], and using human guinea pigs for mind-control experiments involving [[LSD]]. These were released in the so-called 'Family Jewels'.<ref>National Security Archive [http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB222/ "Family Jewels".]</ref>
Testifying before the House Select Committee on Intelligence on November 6, 1975, CIA Director [[William Colby]] acknowledged that in 1964 a CIA official attached to the [[National Security Council]] prepared campaign material for Johnson and, with the help of another CIA employee, got advance texts of Goldwater's speeches and reported regularly on the campaign to the CIA.<ref>Lasky, p. 187 </ref>
[[George H.W. Bush]] was his successor as CIA director.
==Mena airport==
==Mena airport==
In the fall of 1983, Chip Tatum, who worked for [[Oliver North]]'s "Enterprise", delivered to [[Dan Lasater]], Raymond "Buddy" Young, and Gov. [[Bill Clinton]] in person, a cooler filled with cocaine and cash at Little Rock Airport. Tatum dutifully reported the details of what transpired by phone to William Colby, who recruited Tatum into Col. North's organization, when he reached his final destination at Ft. Campbell in Kentucky.
In the fall of 1983, Chip Tatum, who worked for [[Oliver North]]'s "Enterprise", delivered to [[Dan Lasater]], Raymond "Buddy" Young, and Gov. [[Bill Clinton]] in person, a cooler filled with cocaine and cash at Little Rock Airport. Tatum dutifully reported the details of what transpired by phone to William Colby, who recruited Tatum into Col. North's organization, when he reached his final destination at Ft. Campbell in Kentucky.
At age 76, Colby was writing for ''Strategic Investment'' newsletter. This worried many insiders in the intelligence community who felt Colby had already divulged too many of the CIA's secrets in the preceding years. Indeed, he was dismissed by Ford because of his over-cooperation with Congressional investigations into CIA wrongdoing. It was Colby who had revealed to Congress the plans to kill Fidel Castro, the spying on American citizens (in direct violation of the CIA charter) and the conducting of biological tests on unsuspecting citizens.
At age 76, Colby was writing for ''Strategic Investment'' newsletter. This worried many insiders in the intelligence community who felt Colby had already divulged too many of the CIA's secrets in the preceding years. Indeed, he was dismissed by Ford because of his over-cooperation with Congressional investigations into CIA wrongdoing. It was Colby who had revealed to Congress the plans to kill Fidel Castro, the spying on American citizens (in direct violation of the CIA charter) and the conducting of biological tests on unsuspecting citizens.<ref>"Colby insisted on going public about the agency's role in tapping the telephones and opening the mail of Americans; plotting the assassination of [[Fidel Castro]], and using human guinea pigs for mind-control experiments involving [[LSD]]," the ''Times'' reports. Releasing the so-called [http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB222/ "Family Jewels".]</ref> George H.W. Bush was his replacement.
According to the original [[CNN]] report, Colby was reported missing by neighbors who "recovered" his canoe, by one story from under the dock at Colby's house, by another report, 1/4 of a mile downstream from Colby's home.
According to the original [[CNN]] report, Colby was reported missing by neighbors who "recovered" his canoe, by one story from under the dock at Colby's house, by another report, 1/4 of a mile downstream from Colby's home.