William Lloyd Stearman (June 22, 1922 – October 2021) was an American government official, aviator and author.

[4] From 1977 to 1981, he was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University where he was Director of the Russian Studies Program.

[3] He then became a staff member of the National Security Council again (1981–1994), eventually serving under four Presidents.

[7] Later, he served as the assistant director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

[9] In 2012, Stearman wrote a memoir entitled "An American Adventure: From Early Aviation Through Three Wars, to the White House", which has been described as "a fascinating accounting of his own remarkable life and the tumultuous times in which he lived.