Lincoln D. Faurer Lieutenant General Lincoln D. Faurer ( February 7 , 1928 -- November 7 , 2014 ) was director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service from 1981 to 1985 .
Lincoln D. Faurer Lieutenant General Lincoln D. Faurer ( February 7 , 1928 -- November 7 , 2014 ) was an American lieutenant general . He served as the director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service from 1981 to 1985 .