CIA Honors Former Director George H.W. Bush

Former President George H.W. Bush, who died last Friday, held among his most cherished roles in U.S. Government, the role of Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Bush served as Director for just one year, from January 1976 to January 1977.  He came into the Agency during a time of internal crisis, when the CIA stood accused of spying on U.S. anti-war groups, a violation of its charter.  He made quite an impression on a workforce not easily won over by politicians.  His one-year tenure in the role saw a significant increase of the morale of the workforce, so much so that 22 years after he left, the CIA named its Langley Headquarters after him.

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