John Poindexter
| John Poindexter | |
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| 14th National Security Advisor | |
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In office December 4, 1985 – November 25, 1986 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Bud McFarlane |
| Succeeded by | Frank Carlucci |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Marlan Poindexter August 12, 1936 Odon, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Poindexter |
| Children | 5 sons (including Dex) |
| Education |
United States Naval Academy (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1958–1987 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral Vice Admiral (temporary)
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| Commands |
USS England Destroyer Squadron 31 |
| Awards |
Legion of Merit (2) Presidential Service Badge |
John Marlan Poindexter (born August 12, 1936) is a retired United States naval officer and Department of Defense official. He was Deputy National Security Advisor and National Security Advisor for the Reagan administration. He was convicted in April 1990 of multiple felonies as a result of his actions in the Iran–Contra affair, but his convictions were reversed on appeal in 1991. More recently, he served a brief stint as the director of the DARPA Information Awareness Office for the George W. Bush administration. He is the father of NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Captain Alan G. Poindexter.
Poindexter was born in Odon, Indiana, the son of Ellen (Sommers) and Marlan G. Poindexter. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958, where he was first in his class, and among his fellow graduates were Bruce McCandless II who graduated second and Senator John McCain. National Security Advisor Robert McFarlane graduated the following year. From 1961 to 1964, Poindexter studied as a graduate student and earned his M.S. in 1961 and his Ph.D. in 1964 from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Nuclear Physics. For his PhD, he conducted laboratory research to further develop a model for understanding the Mössbauer effect with Nobel Laureate Rudolf Mössbauer.
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