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Sullivan, William C.
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1912-1977
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William Cornelius Sullivan joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a special agent in 1941. Following the war, he served in a series of administrative posts. He was appointed the head of intelligence operations in 1961. Sullivan was forced into retirement due to a dispute with J. Edgar Hoover in 1971. Both during and following his time at the Bureau, Sullivan was an outspoken critic of Hoover's policies and abuse of power within the FBI. Sullivan was viewed as an intellectual and an expert on the Communist Party in the United States. Sullivan died in 1977 of an accidental gunshot wound while hunting. He was married with three children.
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LCNAF n 79062647
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https://lccn.loc.gov/n79062647
"William C. Sullivan, Once High FBI Aide, Killed by Hunter." Washington Post (11/10/1977). https://search.proquest.com/docview/146712480?accountid=7103