RABORN'S SISTER NOTES SECURITY CHIEF'S ABILITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100070010-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 25, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 13, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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By DAN WEISSMAN ' ;
' (Staff Writer) '
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a ors, a
professional pianist, sat in a
dimly lit cocktail'' lounge let-
ting: her finge>js .Aide over
the keyboard playing; "An-
chors Aweigh", the first'song
'she ever learned?
"My brother is ~a self?rnade
mAn with a deep sense of duty
'~ to his coilntry," she said. .
~:. -She was talicing about retired
,'Admiral William F'. Raborn Jr.,'I
`developer of the Pol;tris missile,
'who' was namell ;;3ttnday ,by
President ? Johnson to succeed
'John A. MoCone as hrad.of tho
;'Central Intelligent
Agency:
.
~.-' Miss Raborn- lives in -Wyckoff '?.
with' her husband tutd daughter
T:inda, 19, who will' bo'tna>rried
Saturday. -She plays nightly at 1
the Steak Pit Rest7urant.
"When Bfll. is in a position to
produce, lle tuff] produce. Iie is
..very determined and ho snakes
up his mind to accomplish- what
he 3? asked to flo," is the sis-
ter's estirttate ;of ,Admiral
Raborn.
STRICT SUT )-1IJMAN
Although. Raborn is a' strict
disciplinarian," shy added, he' is
human, warm, personable, quick
witted, and has a tremendous
sense of humor. "He approaches
everything in a kind manner.;.
He is the type of man tvho in=
spires."yoti to go ahead."
As a .retired Navy admiral,
~i.aborn came out of his 1-year
'absence from flee Government
to make himself available for
the post, The appointment still
has to be ratified 'by the Senate.;
When asked why she thought
'he offered? to come back as head
`of 'the C. I. A., iViiss Raborn 1
thought for a moment and said,
"I chink he felt 'a sense of duty
Ito his couptry; and when he _is~
;.called,, he responds."
;~ 'She added,, "Iie ,-will do a'~
'good " job. His ,background , is
good for this position. I feel he
is very capable. (Anything he'
-
has tackled before,
]te has:been
very, successful at, rtght #rOm
~., , ~.
the .start. ,;~.. ,~..J z~I, ~j.~:-~ ~.
"I acct very. happy and. proud ~-.she, said `He is proud,. but hot
ecause he is a wonderful per- 'brash:- 13e is proud' to . be . in
oh." America and,al?le to do some~~
She said that he has 'a, wide.-thing for his country." ,, i
ange of hohbie~ to . go along _ `: ~ AN QI'EN MIND
ith his inquiring mind. "He al- Another of his attributes, she'
CPYRGHT
_. ...
aye wants,to,know the reasons ?said, i9 his energy and ?vitality ~,Y.. ,,
~~ cal a wa's' AiiChers'Aweigh'
,hY. '~ ~: and hia ' willinrrnnac 4n learn ... ..
-
r?-- ?~--?~f ~~ ~ ur' a~~ura ulilg Utl Wttllbtl W -1CT}Cll.~ Site described
him..further ,ix.
pplies to everything he tackles. "Three or; 4 years ado he heard a gno~ family man, a. pious in
s an example, she offered h1s me? }flaying the. organ ;and he dividual, and a forceful speaker;
pproacH to golf. ` He is a fond r decided he wanted to learn how "When he'speaks,.fid holds you
offer because he read a lpt and ' 'to play, too, He went back to a.tCention b ,looking 'you ,right
.arned the scienttftc >~fiphrts of ;~ Washington and bought one and ,~
e =game; .You'd be 'surpYised a notic plays it all'the time." She iq the eke.
ow niuch ft can hcln. lvotir') a,t~tArt Ihal.Rahnrn nlunaaa infn "'A~ 1'or,.tSVereoming obstacles,
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ame. ~ llis swirnmtng pool at his. Palm she , aaid, "He never aeem
With.a long list of ~ccant~h~h-_:;~ $nrin"sYs. Calif. hn'mP pv.~rv I down. He alw.aya seems cauabl'
'
o
eats t
be proud bf -the fit
st
avy man to win the Caliier
viation Award; "-having his
ethod of gunnery teaching;
dopted b'y the Navy in. Pearl
arbor ? during World. War II
ttd~ other.-citations .and awards;
at.U>~~: tha;,~ta ~o~:hi~ =d~q,-
51ie ,explained that the entire " sentea >;o- ntm.??
family -- six .brothers and two i ' As an oxamnle. she nffere"
In faeC, she ;said, -that whilo'~ Polaris program when he dq~~