William H. Webster, the only person in U.S. history to have led both the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), died Aug. 8 at the age of 101, his family said.
“The proud and loving family of the Honorable William H. Webster sadly announces the death of a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and patriot,” his family said in a statement to several media outlets Friday.
Over the course of a public service career spanning more than six decades, Webster served in the U.S. Navy during both World War II and the Korean War, worked as a federal prosecutor, and spent about eight years as a federal judge before taking on senior national security roles….