Talk:William Harding Jackson

National Security Advisor
I could not find this guy on the list of United States National Security Advisors, nor after a little bit of Googling. Could someone could verify this? --tomf688 (talk) 00:55, Mar 19, 2005 (UTC)

As it relates solely to his years of governmental service, William Harding Jackson (1901-1971) was the co-founder of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) along with Major General William "Wild Bill" Donovan and others, which evolved into the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Prior to that, Mr. Jackson had served as an intelligence officer on the command staff of Allied Forces Commander General Omar Bradley in Europe during World War II. Mr. Jackson also advised President Harry S. Truman on various intelligence matters; particularly relating to the potential for the Chinese Army to cross the Yalu River prior to their invasion of North Korea on October 14, 1950. Mr. Jackson also served as Deputy Director of the CIA.

Within days after President Eisenhower's inauguration in January, 1953, William Harding Jackson, was appointed by the President to Chair the "Committee on International Information Activities", with the specific purpose to "survey and evaluate the Government's information and related policies and activities with particular reference to international relations and the national security." Essentially, the study was prompted by C.D. Jackson upon advice to the President, to study various issues involving psychological warfare, and other matters. "The Jackson Committee" met for the first time that year.

Later, William Harding Jackson succeeded Dillon Anderson as National Security Adviser to President Eisenhower for a short period in 1956; and was then followed by his successor, Robert Cutler, who served the President for the second time as National Security Adviser from 1957-1958. The position of "National Security Adviser" was a prestigious, appointive position outside the purview of Congress, that reported directly to the President of the United States. Mr. Jackson had a home in Tucson, Arizona and died in 1971.

The sources of this information are from existing Wikipedia information, the National Archives, and personal knowledge obtained in an informal interview with Mr. Jackson in January, 1971. Sierra Blanca (talk) 02:02, 21 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sierra Blanca (talk • contribs) 01:53, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Was he William Harding Jackson, Jr. ?
Gen. William Hicks Jackson died in 1903 and his son, William Harding Jackson (1874–1903), died of typhoid fever just 3 months later. The son of the latter Jackson was named William Harding Jackson Jr. (1901–1971), but apparently he chose to use his fathers name without the "Jr". See: https://visitbellemeade.com/history/biographies/  Then his own son was born whom he named William Harding Jackson Jr. instead of III. Can anyone explain this? Should it be said in the article ? Thanks, Eagledj (talk) 16:48, 1 April 2024 (UTC)