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Significant Events

• 1985 - The Year of the Spy
  Former NSA employee Ronald Pelton and Petty Officer John Walker were convicted of espionage.
• 1986 - President Reagan
  The Reagans attended the dedication of the Operations 2A and 2B buildings.

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Media

NSA 60th Anniversary 1980s Media Files
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NSA Director Lieutenant General William E. Odom, USA, visits President Reagan in the Oval Office	Text	Video
NSA Deputy Director Robert E. Rich Visits President Reagan in the Oval Office	Text	Video
President Reagan's Speech Dedicating Ops 2A and 2B Buildings during his visit to NSA	Text	Video
President Reagan Departing Following the Ops 2A and 2B Building Dedication		Video

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Photos

• Aerial view of the National Security Agency
• Aerial view of the National Security Agency
• Building plaque from the dedication of Operations 2A and 2B Buildings
• Ceremony to present the National Security Medal to NSA Director Lieutenant General William E. Odom, USA
• Ceremony to present the National Security Medal to NSA Director Lieutenant General William E. Odom, USA
• Ceremony to present the National Security Medal to NSA Director Lieutenant General William E. Odom, USA (Left to right) President Ronald Reagan, Ann Odom, Lieutenant General William E. Odom
• Ceremony to present the National Security Medal to NSA Deputy Director Robert E. Rich (Mr. Rich is pictured here with his wife, Kathleen Rich and close Family)
• Ceremony to present the National Security Medal to NSA Deputy Director Robert E. Rich
• President Reagan, accompanied by the First Lady, visits NSA to dedicate Operations 2A and 2B Buildings
• President Reagan, accompanied by the First Lady, visits NSA to dedicate Operations 2A and 2B Buildings
• President and Mrs. Reagan with NSA Director Lieutenant General William E. Odom unveil plaque at the dedication of Operations 2A and 2B Buildings
• President Reagan delivers speech at the dedication of the Operations 2A and 2B Buildings
• President Reagan, accompanied by the First Lady, visits NSA to dedicate Operations 2A and 2B Buildings
• President and Mrs. Reagan tour the new OPS2A and 2B Buildings with LTG Odom and Mrs. Odom on 26 September 1986
• President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signing a treaty reducing the size of their nations' nuclear arsenals signaling the end of the Cold War
• Ronald William Pelton, NSA employee convicted of espionage in 1985
• John Walker, NSA employee convicted of espionage in 1985
• NSA's formally trained police force uses state-of-the-art technology to control access to NSA facilities
• President H. W. Bush confers in confidence using a STU III device
• VADM Bobby Ray Inman, USN, NSA Director July 1977 - March 1981
• Anne Z. Caracristi, NSA Deputy Director April 1980 - July 1982
• Lt Gen Lincoln Faurer, USAF, NSA Director April 1981 - May 1985
• Robert E. Rich, NSA Deputy Director July 1982 - July 1986
• LTG William E. Odom, USA, NSA Director May 1985 - July 1988
• Charles R. Lord, NSA Deputy Director July 1986 - March 1988
• VADM William Studeman, USN, NSA Director August 1988 - May 1992

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Documents

• Memorandum: Tactical Cryptologic Program - 22 January 1980
• Memorandum: National Policy on Public Cryptology - 07 October 1980
• Federal Register: Executive Order 12333 - 04 December 1981
• National Security Agency Act of 1959, Amended - 01 April 1983
• Reagan Library: Presidential Statement, Korean Airline Flight 007 - September 1983
• Reagan Library: Presidential Radio Talk, Korean Airline Flight 007 - 03 September 1983
• Reagan Library: President's Backup Copy, Korean Airliner Speech - 05 September 1983
• Reagan Library: Presidential Radio Talk, Reaction to Korean Airline Flight 007 - 16 September 1983
• Memorandum: Computer Security Within NSA - 09 November 1983
• Directives 10-27, Security Requirements for ADP Systems dated 30 November 1979, 10 Jun 1983, and 29 March 1984
• Reagan Library: McFarlane Letter - 21 June 1984
• Reagan Library: National Policy on Telecommunications and Automated Information Systems Security - 17 September 1984
• Reagan Library: Protection of Government Contractor Telecommunications 01 - 22 April 1986
• Reagan Library: Protection of Government Contractor Telecommunications 02 - 22 April 1986
• Reagan Library: Proposed Policy by NTISSP - 01 July 1986
• Reagan Library: President Reagan Speech During Visit to National Security Agency - 26 September 1986
• Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 - 01 October 1986
• Reagan Library: Computer Security Act - 25 February 1987
• Reagan Library: Cancellation of NTISSP 2 - 24 March 1987
• Reagan Library: President Reagan's Response to Lieutenant General Odom's Speech - 09 November 1987
• Reagan Library: Farewell Letter from Howard Baker to Lieutenant General Odom - 23 February 1988

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