John A. McCone
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John A. McCone was an American industrialist and government official who served as Director of Central Intelligence during the early 1960s, overseeing the CIA through critical Cold War events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John A. McCone canonical | 11 |
| John McCone | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1282179 — 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: John A. McCone Context triple: [Allen Dulles, replacedBy, John A. McCone]
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William A. Moffett
William A. Moffett was a pioneering U.S. Navy admiral known as the “Father of Naval Aviation” for his crucial role in developing and championing American air power at sea.
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B.
Owen D. Young
Owen D. Young was an American industrialist, lawyer, and businessman best known for founding RCA and for his influential role in international economic policy during the interwar period.
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C.
Harold Brown
Harold Brown was an American physicist and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981.
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D.
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Albert C. Wedemeyer was a U.S. Army general and strategic planner in World War II, best known for his leadership roles in the China-Burma-India theater and his influence on Allied war strategy.
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E.
George R. Brown
George R. Brown was an American engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of the construction firm Brown & Root and a major benefactor of educational and civic institutions in Houston, Texas.
- 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: John A. McCone Target entity description: John A. McCone was an American industrialist and government official who served as Director of Central Intelligence during the early 1960s, overseeing the CIA through critical Cold War events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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A.
William A. Moffett
William A. Moffett was a pioneering U.S. Navy admiral known as the “Father of Naval Aviation” for his crucial role in developing and championing American air power at sea.
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B.
Owen D. Young
Owen D. Young was an American industrialist, lawyer, and businessman best known for founding RCA and for his influential role in international economic policy during the interwar period.
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C.
Harold Brown
Harold Brown was an American physicist and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981.
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D.
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Albert C. Wedemeyer was a U.S. Army general and strategic planner in World War II, best known for his leadership roles in the China-Burma-India theater and his influence on Allied war strategy.
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E.
George R. Brown
George R. Brown was an American engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of the construction firm Brown & Root and a major benefactor of educational and civic institutions in Houston, Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American industrialist
ⓘ
Director of Central Intelligence ⓘ government official ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1902-01-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Bechtel-McCone Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bechtel Corporation
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1991-02-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| endTime | 1965-04-28 ⓘ |
| familyName | McCone ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
defense policy
ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| fullName | John Alex McCone ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| industry |
engineering
ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating strong U.S. intelligence capabilities
ⓘ
leading the CIA during critical Cold War crises ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| militaryConflictContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Bay of Pigs aftermath
ⓘ
linked to:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ early Vietnam War planning ⓘ |
| notableWork | oversight of CIA during the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
government official ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| officeEndForDirectorOfCentralIntelligence | 1965-04-28 ⓘ |
| officeStartForDirectorOfCentralIntelligence | 1961-11-29 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
Director of Central Intelligence ⓘ Under Secretary of the Air Force ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Allen W. Dulles
ⓘ
linked to:
Allen Dulles
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| spouse |
Rosemary Cooper McCone
ⓘ
Theiline Pigott McCone ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961-11-29 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | William F. Raborn Jr. ⓘ |
| workedUnder |
President John F. Kennedy
ⓘ
linked to:
John F. Kennedy
President Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
linked to:
Lyndon B. Johnson
|
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Input
Subject: John A. McCone Description of subject: John A. McCone was an American industrialist and government official who served as Director of Central Intelligence during the early 1960s, overseeing the CIA through critical Cold War events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Referenced by (13)
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