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Clair George
Clair Elroy George (August 3, 1930 – August 11, 2011) was a veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) clandestine service who oversaw all global espionage activities for the agency in the mid-1980s. According to ''The New York Times'', George was “a consummate spymaster who moved the chess pieces in the CIA’s clandestine games of intrigue.”[Deputy Director for Operations.〔 He was the third-ranking official at the CIA under William Casey.]
George made headlines when he became the highest-ranking target of investigation and prosecution in the Iran–Contra affair. After a first mistrial, George was eventually found guilty by a jury on only two counts of false statements to congressional committees investigating the Iran-Contra Affair. He was pardoned by President George H. W. Bush two weeks later along with others involved and was never convicted. The special prosecutor immediately thereafter moved to vacate the indictments against George altogether. In 1996, one of the laws used against George was held unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in an unrelated case.〔(Hubbard v United States )〕
After his retirement from the CIA, George continued to hold legendary hero status in the intelligence community and was a successful consultant on international matters. He also volunteered nightly for the Suicide Hotline. He died in Bethesda at age 81 of cardiac arrest.〔 His wife of 45 years, Mary, a figure in her own right as a model CIA wife, died in 2008.〔(Obituary of wife Mary George )〕
==Beginnings==
Clair Elroy George was born Aug. 3, 1930 in Pittsburgh. His family moved several times, ending up in the western Pennsylvania steel-mill town of Beaver Falls, Pa., when he was 9. George would often proudly point out that he was raised in Beaver Falls.
His father was a dairy chemist who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture.
The younger George, nicknamed “Red” because of his hair color, was an academic standout and a flamboyant drummer in his high school swing band and president of the student council. He would later have to join the union to work as a drummer in local dance bands. He worked in a steel mill.
Later he majored in political science and debated at Pennsylvania State University, graduating in 1952. He was set to enroll in Columbia Law School when he joined the Army instead in the midst of the Korean War. He learned Chinese and worked in counterintelligence. He joined the CIA after being impressed by agency officers he met in the Far East.
In 1960, George married a CIA secretary, Mary Atkinson. She died in 2008.〔(Obituary of wife Mary George )〕 They had two daughters both born in Paris while George was assigned to Bamako, Mali.
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