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Robert ‘Bud’ McFarlane, Reagan national security adviser, dies at 84

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McFarlane, a former Marine lieutenant colonel and Vietnam combat veteran, resigned his White House post in December 1985. He was later pressed into service by the administration as part of a secret plan to sell arms to Iran in exchange for the freedom of Western hostages in the Middle East. He pleaded guilty in March 1988 to four misdemeanor counts of withholding information from Congress.

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Robert McFarlane is dead. Former White House adviser was 84

Former White House national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane has died. He was involved in an illegal arms for hostage deal known as the Iran-Contras affair. He was 84 years old.

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Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies at 84

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane, a top aide to President Ronald Reagan who pleaded guilty to charges for his role in an illegal

3 years ago·Bowling Green, United States

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Robert McFarlane, former national security adviser under Ronald Reagan, dies at 84

McFarlane pleaded guilty in 1988 to charges of withholding information from Congress in its investigation of the Iran-Contra affair, in which the Reagan administration sold arms covertly to Iran beginning in 1985 in exchange for the freedom of Western hostages in Lebanon.

3 years ago·Pittsburgh, United States

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Robert McFarlane, former national security adviser for Reagan, dies at 84

Former White House national security adviser Robert McFarlane — who pleaded guilty for his role in the Iran-Contra affair — died at a Michigan hospital on Thursday.

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Robert McFarlane, Former National Security Advisor, Dead At 84

A top aide to President Ronald Reagan, McFarlane pleaded guilty to charges for his role in an illegal arms-for-hostages deal known as the Iran-Contra affair.

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