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In 1970 he went to work for the Subversive Activities Control Board (SACB), where he served as executive secretary. In 1981 he became executive director of the Nathan Hale Foundation. He served as vice-chairman of the Security and Intelligence Foundation from 1987-90 and was a senior fellow at the Center for Intelligence Studies in Arlington, Virginia. McNamara died on February 27, 2007 at the age of 91."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFrancis J. McNamara papers, C0024, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University. George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Francis J. McNamara papers, C0024, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University. George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Francis J. McNamara Papers were processed between 1995 and 2009 by Special Collections Research Center Staff. 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