Howard J. Osborn
Central Intelligence Agency officer and member of Watergate scandal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Howard J. Osborn was a former Director of Security at the Central Intelligence Agency who was forced to resign because he withheld documents from the FBI and the Watergate Congressional Committee. He withheld a memorandum detailing a visit by Lee R. Pennington, Jr. to the residence of Watergate burglar James W. McCord, Jr. shortly after the Watergate break-in. At McCord's home, Pennington witnessed McCord's wife burning documents which might have shown a link between McCord and the CIA.[1][2]
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Howard J. Osborn | |
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Born | Howard Jenkins Osborn (1918-03-08)March 8, 1918 New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | May 14, 1984(1984-05-14) (aged 66) |
Occupation | Former Central Intelligence Agency Director of Security |
Known for | The Pennington Matter[1][2] |
Military career | |
Service/ | United States Army |
Rank | Major |
Unit | United States Army Reserve |
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