Career
In early 1977 FBI director Clarence M. Kelley announced his intention to retire and on September 30, 1977 President Jimmy Carter nominated Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama to the post. However Johnson developed severe health problems and Carter withdrew the nomination in December. Eventually Carter settled upon William H. Webster and nominated him in January 1978.
Adams served as Acting Director of the FBI from Kelley's retirement on February 15, 1978 to February 23 of the same year, when Webster was sworn in. Adams was then appointed to the number two position in the FBI, Associate Director, on April 6, 1978, retiring from the FBI on May 11, 1979. He then returned to Texas where he served in various law enforcement related positions until 1987.
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