Benson K. Buffham

Benson K. Buffham
7th Deputy Director of the National Security Agency
In office
22 April 1974 – 30 April 1978
Preceded byLouis W. Tordella
Succeeded byRobert E. Drake
Personal details
Born
Benson Kirk Buffham

(1919-11-26)26 November 1919
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died24 April 2019(2019-04-24) (aged 99)
Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
EducationWesleyan University
Professionintelligence analyst, consultant and official
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceArmy Medical Corps,[1] Army Security Agency
Battles/warsWorld War II

Benson Kirk Buffham (November 26, 1919 – April 24, 2019) was an American intelligence official who was Deputy Director of the National Security Agency from 1978 to 1980 during which time he was the highest ranking civilian in the agency.[2]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Former Deputy Directors - NSA/CSS". Nsa.gov. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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