Marshall Carter

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Marshall Sylvester Carter (September 16, 1909 Fort Monroe, Virginia - February 18, 1993 Colorado Springs, Colorado) was an officer in the U.S. Army.

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Carter was born in 1909 in Virginia and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1931 and took an M.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1936. He served as an aide to General George C. Marshall during Marshall's time as a general, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense.^[1]

Carter, then a Lieutenant General, served as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence from April 3, 1962, to April 28, 1965. From 1965 to 1969, he served as Director of the National Security Agency. Upon retirement from the military, he served as President of the George C. Marshall Research Foundation until retiring from that position in 1985.

General Carter is a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame. He is portrayed by Ed Lauter in the film Thirteen Days (2000), based on events occurring during the Cuban Missile Crisis. ^[2]

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Preceded by Charles Pearre Cabell	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence 1962–1965	Succeeded by Richard M. Helms
Preceded by Gordon A. Blake	Director of the National Security Agency 1965–1969	Succeeded by Noel A. M. Gayler

v • d • e Directors of the National Security Agency Canine • Samford • Frost • Blake • Carter • Gayler • Phillips • Allen • Inman • Faurer • Odom • Studeman • McConnell • Minihan • Hayden • Alexander