What is William Colby?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = William Colby |image = William Colby.jpg |office = [[Director of Central Intelligence]] |president = [[Richard Nixon]]<br>[[Gerald Ford]] |deputy = [[Vernon A. Walters]] |term_start = September 4, 1973 |term_end = January 30, 1976 |predecessor = [[Vernon A. Walters]] {{small|(Acting)}} |successor = [[George H. W. Bush]] |office1 = [[Director of the National Clandestine Service|Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Operations]] |president1 = [[Richard Nixon]] |term_start1 = March 2, 1973 |term_end1 = August 24, 1973 |predecessor1 = [[Thomas Karamessines]] |successor1 = [[William E. Nelson (intelligence officer)|William Nelson]] |birth_name = William Egan Colby |birth_date = {{birth date|1920|1|4}} |birth_place = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{death date and age|1996|4|27|1920|1|4}} |death_place = [[Rock Point, Maryland|Rock Point]], [[Maryland]], [[United States|U.S.]] |resting_place=[[Arlington National Cemetery]] <br/> [[Arlington, Virginia]] |spouse = Barbara Heinzen {{small|(1945–1984)}}<br>[[Sally Shelton-Colby|Sally Shelton]] {{small|(1984–1996)}} |children = 5 {{small|(with Heinzen)}} |education = [[Princeton University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Columbia University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])}} |allegiance={{flag|United States}} |branch={{army|United States}} |battles=[[World War II]] |unit=[[Office of Strategic Services]] }} '''William Egan Colby''' (January 4, 1920&nbsp;– April 27, 1996) was an American [[intelligence]] officer. He was [[Director of Central Intelligence]] (DCI) from September 1973 to January 1976. Colby was [[Director of Central Intelligence|DCI]] under [[President of the United States|President]] [[Richard Nixon]] and President [[Gerald Ford]] until January 30, 1976 after which time he was replaced by [[George H. W. Bush]]. Colby died on April 27, 1996 died from a [[stroke]] or a [[heart attac