William Putnam "Bill" Bundy (September 24, 1917 – October 6, 2000) was an attorney and intelligence expert, an analyst with the CIA. He was notable as a foreign affairs advisor to both presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He had key roles in planning the Vietnam War, serving as deputy to Paul Nitze under Kennedy and as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs under Johnson. After leaving government service in...
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William Putnam "Bill" Bundy (September 24, 1917 – October 6, 2000) was an attorney and intelligence expert, an analyst with the CIA. He was notable as a foreign affairs advisor to both presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He had key roles in planning the Vietnam War, serving as deputy to Paul Nitze under Kennedy and as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs under Johnson. After leaving government service in...