DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DDCI-1 KINGMAN DOUGLASS

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DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
DDCI-1
KINGMAN DOUGLASS
TENURE 2 March 1946--11 July 19462.
There was no Deputy Director from 11 July 1946 to
20 January 1947
BIRTH 16 April 1896, Oak Park, Illinois
EDUCATION Graduated Yale University, 1918
APPOINTMENT Appointed Assistant Director and
Acting Deputy Director by Director of Central Intelligence,
Admiral Sidney W. Souers, 2 March 1946
RELIEVED Transferred to office of Special Operations,
11 July 1946
Resigned from Central Intelligence Group, September
EARLIER CAREER Investment banking
Military service in World War II: Senior U.S. Army
Air Force intelligence liaison officer in the British Air
Ministry; Allied Intelligence Group in Pacific Theater
LATER CAREER Returned to CIA as Assistant Director
of Current Intelligence, 4 January 1951 to 11 July 1952
Private business
Died 8 October 1971
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DDCI-2
EDWIN KENNEDY W RIGHT
Brigadier General, U.S. Army
TENURE 20 January 1947--9 March 1949?
From 10'March 1949 to 7 October 1950,
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/there was no/
Deputy Director. Second in. the Agency's command line
was the Executive: Captain Walter C. Ford, U.S. Navy, to 1 June
1949; Captain Clarence L. Winecoff, U.S. Navy, to 7 June 1950;
and Lyle T. Shannon (Acting) to 7 October 1950.
BIRTH 28 December 1898, Portland, Oregon
EDUCATION Attended Oregon State College
APPOINTMENT Appointed by Director of Central Intel-
-ligence, General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, effective 20 January 1947
Promoted to Brigadier General, U.S. Army, 3 February
Continued as Deputy Director by new Director, Admiral
Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, 1 May 1947
RELIEVED Returned to Army, 9 March 1949
EARLIER CAREER ^L__ ~~^^},..~r General
/Served with/
Bradley's 12th Army Group during World War II
Executive Director of Army Intelligence, 1946r 1J-S'?
Executive to the Director of Central Intelligence
(Central Intelligence Group), 1946
LATER CAREER Assigned to the Far East Command, U.S.
Army 1949--1952
Promoted to Major General, U.S. Army, 8 March 1952
Commander, Military District of Washington, 1952--1954
Retired from Army, 30 September 1955
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DDCI-3
WILLIAM HARDING JACKSON
TENURE 7 October 1950--3 August 1951
BIRTH 25 March 1901, Nashville, Tennessee
EDUCATION Princeton University, B.A., 1924, Harvard
University, LL.B., 1928
APPOINTMENT Appointed by Director of Central Intelligence,
General Walter Bedell Smith, 18 August 1950
Sworn in, 7 October 1950
RELIEVED Resigned 3 August 1951
EARLIER CAREER Lawyer
Served with the U.S. Army, 1942--1945
Deputy G-2 on staff of General Omar Bradley, 1944
LATER CAREER Law and private business
Part-time Special Assistant and Senior Consultant to
the Director of Central Intelligence, 23 August 1951--18 February
1956
SlAcial Assistant to President Eisenhower with various
/p e/
assignments in national security field, 1956--1957
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DDCI-4
ALLEN WELSH DULLESj...
For further information see entry under DCI-5
TENURE 23 August 1951--26 February 1953
APPOINTMENT Appointed by Director of Central
Intelligence, General Walter Bedell Smith, effective 23 August
1951
Elevated to Director of Central Intelligence
26 February 1953
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DDCI-5
CHARLES PEARRE CABELL
General, U.S. Air Force
TENURE 23 April 1953--31.January 1962
BIRTH 11 October 1903, Dallas, Texas
EDUCATION Graduated U.S. Military Academy, 1925
APPOINTMENT Appointment announced 24 January 1953 by
President Dwight D. Eisenhower; served as Acting Deputy Director
of Central Intelligence from 26 February 1953, pending formal
appointment
Nominated by President Eisenhower, 10 April 1953
Confirmed by U.S. Senate, 20 April 1953
Sworn in, 23 April 1953.7.
On 4 April 1953 Congress amended the National Security
Act of 1947 to establish the position of Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence to "act, and exercise the powers of, the
Director during his absence or disability." This amindment also
/e/
prohibited both Director and Deputy Director positions from being
/p/
occupied simultaneously by commissioned officers. The Deputy
Director would henceforth be appointed by the President and
confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Promoted to General, U.S. Air Force, 11 July 1958
RELIEVED Resigned as Deputy Director and retired
from Air Force, effective 31 January 1962.
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EARLIER CAREER Director of Intelligence for U.S.
Air Force, 1948--1951
Director, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1951-
Appointed Special Consultant to CIA, 1 February 1952
LATER CAREER Private consultant
Died 25 May 1971
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DDCI-6
MARSHALL SYLVESTER CARTER
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
TENURE 3 April 19.62--28 April 1965
BIRTH 16 September 1901, Fort Monroe, Virginia
EDUCATION Graduated U.S. Military Academy, 1931;
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S., 1936; National War
College, 1950
APPOINTMENT Appointed by President John F. Kennedy,
9 March 1962
Confirmed by U.S. Senate, 2 April 1962
Sworn in, 3 April 1962
RELIEVED Resigned to become Director, National
Security Agency, 23 April 1965
EARLIER CAREER Chief of Staff, North American Air
Defense Command, 1959--1960
Chief of Staff, U.S. 8th Army, Korea, 1959--1960
Commanding General, Army Air Defense Center, 1961--1962
LATER CAREER Director, National Security Agency,
*_+ as Director, National Security Agency, and retired
/Resigned/
from Army, 28 March 1969
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DDCI-7
RICHARD McGARRAH HELMS%
For further information, see DCI-8 entry
TENURE 28 April 1965--30 June 1966
APPOINTMENT Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson,
11 April 1965 ?
Confirmed by U.S. Senate, 22 April 1965
Sworn in, 28 April 1965
Elevated to Director of Central Intelligence, 30 June
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DDCI-8
RUFT.S LACKLAND TAYLOR
Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy
TENURE 13 October 1966--31 January 1969
BIRTH 6 January 1910, St. Louis, Missouri
EDUCATION Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, 1933
APPOINTMENT Appointed by President Lyndon B.
Johnson, 20 Sept-ember 1966
Confirmed by U.S. Senate, 7 October 1966
Sworn-in, 13 October 1966
RELIEVED Resigned as Deputy Director and retired from
Navy, 1 February 1969
EARLIER CAREER Director of Naval Intelligence, 1963-
Promoted to Vice Admiral and made Deputy Director,
Defense Intelligence Agency, 1966
LATER CAREER Retired to private life
Died 14 September 1978
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DDCI-9
ROBERT EVERTON CUSHMAN, JR.
Lieutenant General, U.S. Marine Corps
TENURE 7 May 1969--31 December 1971
BIRTH 24 December 1914, St. Paul, Minnesota
EDUCATION Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, 1935
APPOINTMENT Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon,
6 March 1969
Confirmed by U.S. Senate, 22 April 1969
Sworn in, 7 May 1969
RELIEVED Resigned to become Commandant of the Marine
Corps, 31 December 1971
EARLIER CAREER Assistant for National Security Affairs
to Vice President Richard M. Nixon, 1957--1961
Commanding General, 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa,
Assistant Chief of Staff (G-2 and G-3),U.S. Marine Corps,
Commanding General, Marine Corps Base)Camp Pendleton,
/and 4th marine Division,/
California, 1964--1967
Promoted to Lieutenant General, June 1967
Commander, III Marine Amphibious Force, Vietnam,
LATER CAREER Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1 January
1972 until retirement, 30 June 1975
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DDCI-10
VERNON ANTHONY WALTERS
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
TENURE 2 May 1972--2 July 1976
BIRTH 3 January 1917, New York, New York
EDUCATION Attended 8tonyhur,st College, England
APPOINTMENT Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon,
2 March 1972
Confirmed by Senate, 10 April 1972
Sworn'in, 2 May 1972
RELIEVED esigned
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as Deputy Director , effective 2 July
1976, and retired from Army, July 1976
EARLIER CAREER Staff Assistant to the President and
Interpreter to the President, the Vice President and high officials
of the Department of State and the Department of Defense, 1958-
-1960
Military Attache, Italy, 1960--1962; Brazil, 1962--1967;
and France 1967--1972
)oecb/.t epac?u eromoted to Lieutenant General, March 1972
4~ft LATER CAREER Private consultant
Appointed Ambassador-at-Large by President Ronald
Reagan, June 1981
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ENNO HENRY KNOCHE l
n .Usually styled E. Henry Knoche
TENURE 7 July 1976--1 August 1977
BIRTH 14 January 1925, Charleston, West Virginia
EDUCATION Graduated Washington and Jefferson College,
APPOINTMENT by President Gerald R. Ford,
/Appoi.nted/
22 April 1976
Confirmed by U.S. Senate, 30 June 1976
Sworn in 7 July 1976
RELIEVED Resigned 1 August 1977 2.
John F. Blake served as Acting Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence, 1 August 1977--10 February 1978.
EARLIER CAREER Career in CIA
Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1972
Director, Office of Strategic Research, 1973
Assistant Deputy to the Director of the Intelligence
Community, 1975
LATER CAREER Private business
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DDCI-12
FRANK CHARLES CARLUCCI
Ambassador
TENURE 10 February 1978--20 January 1981
BIRTH 18 October 1930, Scranton, Pennsylvania
EDUCATION Princeton University, B.A., 1952; graduate
study, Harvard University, 1956
APPOINTMENT Appointed by President Jimmy Carter,
22 December 1977
Confirmed by U.S. Senate, 9 February 1978
Sworn in, 10 February 1978
RELIEVED Resigned to become '*du Secretary of
/Deputy/
Defense, 20 January 1981
EARLIER CAREER Foreign Service Ifficer
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Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, January-
-September 1971
Associate and Deputy Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, 1971--1972
Under Secretary) of Health, Education and
welfare, 1972--1974
U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1974--1977
LATER CAREER i-iv o -Secretary of Defense, 1981--1982
/Deputy/
Private business
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BOBBY RAY INMAN
Admiral, U.S. Navy
TENURE 12 February 1981--10 June 1982
BIRTH 4 April 1931, Rhonesboro, Texas
EDUCATION Graduated University of Texas, 1950;
National War College, 1972
APPOINTMENT Appointed by President Ronald Reagan,
effective 12 February 1981
Confirmed by U.S. Senate, 5 February 1981
Sworn in, 12 February 1981
RELIEVED Resigned as Deputy Director ?-1 ^--~
10 June 1982, and retired from rte. ' Navy, 1 July
1982
EARLIER CAREER Director of Naval intelligence, 1974-
Vice Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, 1976--1977
Director, National Security Agency, 1977--1981
LATER CAREER Private business
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JOHN NORMAN McMAHON
TENURE 10 June 1982
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BIRTH 3 July 1929, East Norwalk, Connecticut
EDUCATION Graduated Holy Cross College, 1951
APPOINTMENT by Pr.esident Ronald Reagan,
/Appointed/
26 April 1982
Confirmed by U.S. Senate, 9 June 1982
Sworn in, 10 June 1982
EARLIER CAREER Career in CIA
Associate Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for
the Intelligence Community, 1976--1977
Acting Deputy to the Director of Central Intelligence
for the Intelligence Community, 1977--1978
Deputy Director for Operations, 1978--1981
Deputy Director for National Foreign Assessment,
Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,
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