Background
Buchanan, William Walter was born on March 6, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Walter Roy and Eleanor Findley (O'Rear) Buchanan.
Buchanan, William Walter was born on March 6, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Walter Roy and Eleanor Findley (O'Rear) Buchanan.
Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University, 1950.
Intelligence officer, Central Intelligence Agency, 1950-1957; management consultant, George Fry & Associations, Chicago, New York City and Teheran, Iran, 1957-1958; manager, Washington, 1957-1958; general manager international division, DCA Food Industries, New York City, 1960-1963; manager Washington office, R.R. Bowker Company, 1963-1967; president, Carrollton Press Inc., Arlington, Virginia and Irvine, Scotland, 1967-1985; president, Tescor Inc., Reston, Virginia, 1985-1989; president, International Archives Institute Inc. (InterArc), Reston, since 1989. President United States History Documents Institute, Inc., Arlington, 1970-1981, The Hist.Documents Institute Ltd., 1977-1981.
Trustee Georgetown University Library Associations Served with Army of the United States, 1945-1946. Member American Library Association, Information Industry Association, National Press Club, Washington Golf and Country Club, Sigma Chi. M C.
Married Marilyn Woodbury, December 8, 1951. Children: William Scott, Stephen Woodbury, Patricia Lynn.