William Odom
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William Odom was a U.S. Army lieutenant general and influential intelligence and national security official who directed the National Security Agency during the Reagan administration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Eldridge Odom | 1 |
| William Odom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5378861 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Odom Context triple: [United States Deputy National Security Advisor, positionHeldBy, William Odom]
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A.
Alan Osbiston
Alan Osbiston was a British film editor known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including major war and drama productions.
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B.
Steven Dillingham
Steven Dillingham is an American government official who served as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 United States census.
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C.
Brian Rogers
Brian Rogers is a film producer best known for his work on the 2014 reboot of the Godzilla franchise.
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D.
Phil Wenneck
Phil Wenneck is a charismatic, fast-talking schoolteacher and member of the "Wolfpack" whose misadventures drive much of the comedy in The Hangover film series.
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E.
Chris Ridenhour
Chris Ridenhour is a film composer known for scoring numerous low-budget genre movies, including works produced by The Asylum.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Odom Target entity description: William Odom was a U.S. Army lieutenant general and influential intelligence and national security official who directed the National Security Agency during the Reagan administration.
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A.
Alan Osbiston
Alan Osbiston was a British film editor known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including major war and drama productions.
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B.
Steven Dillingham
Steven Dillingham is an American government official who served as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 United States census.
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C.
Brian Rogers
Brian Rogers is a film producer best known for his work on the 2014 reboot of the Godzilla franchise.
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D.
Phil Wenneck
Phil Wenneck is a charismatic, fast-talking schoolteacher and member of the "Wolfpack" whose misadventures drive much of the comedy in The Hangover film series.
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E.
Chris Ridenhour
Chris Ridenhour is a film composer known for scoring numerous low-budget genre movies, including works produced by The Asylum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ intelligence official ⓘ political scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in political science ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
Soviet military
ⓘ
intelligence policy ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| burialPlace | West Point Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Robert Dujarric ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-06-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-05-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
ⓘ
Hudson Institute ⓘ National Security Agency ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| endTime | 1988-07-12 ⓘ |
| familyName | Odom ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Soviet studies
ⓘ
political science ⓘ |
| fullName |
William Eldridge Odom
ⓘ
linked to:
William Odom
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| givenName | William ⓘ |
| knownFor |
criticizing the Iraq War
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directing the National Security Agency during the Reagan administration ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Hudson Institute
ⓘ
United States National Security Council staff ⓘ
linked to:
National Security Council staff
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| notableWork |
America’s Inadvertent Empire
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Fixing Intelligence: For a More Secure America ⓘ The Collapse of the Soviet Military ⓘ The Soviet Volunteers ⓘ |
| officeContested | Director of the National Security Agency ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Cookeville
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| placeOfDeath |
Lincoln, Vermont, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Lincoln, Vermont
|
| positionHeld |
Chief, U.S. Army Intelligence
ⓘ
Director of the National Security Agency ⓘ assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (staff role under Zbigniew Brzezinski) ⓘ professor at Columbia University ⓘ senior fellow at Hudson Institute ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Odom ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985-05-08 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Odom Description of subject: William Odom was a U.S. Army lieutenant general and influential intelligence and national security official who directed the National Security Agency during the Reagan administration.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
William Odom
linked to: William Odom