NOMINATION OF JOHN N. MCMAHON AS NEW DDCI

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: April 26, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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EB No. 923
NOMINATION OF
JOHN N. McMAHON AS NEW DDCI
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26 April 1982
The White House has released the following press release on the proposed
appointment of John N. McMahon as the new Deputy Director of Central
Intelligence:
The President today announced his intention to nominate John N.
McMahon as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. He would succeed
Admiral B. R. Inman.
Mr. McMahon was graduated from Holy Cross College in 1951. In
September 1951 he joined the Central Intelligence Agency and was
assigned overseas in 1952. In 1959, Mr. McMahon was assigned to
the U-2 program and in 1965 was appointed Deputy Director of the
Office of Special Projects. He was responsible for reconnaissance,
research, development and operations. In 1971 he was named Director,
Office of Electronic Intelligence. In 1973 he was appointed
Director of Office of Technical Service. In 1974 Mr. McMahon was
appointed Associate Deputy Director of the Directorate for Administra-
tion and in 1976 was named Associate Deputy to the Director of
Central Intelligence for the Intelligence Community. He assumed the
position of the Acting Deputy to the DCI for the Intelligence
Community in 1977. He was appointed Deputy Director for Operations
in 1978 and served in that capacity until April 1981 when he was named
Deputy Director for National Foreign Assessment. On January 4, 1982,.
Mr. McMahon was appointed Executive Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
Mr. McMahon holds two Distinguished Intelligence medals, the
Intelligence Medal of Merit, and the Certificate of Distinction
awarded by the Central Intelligence Agency. For his service with the
Intelligence Community staff, he was awarded the Intelligence
Distinguished Service medal.
Mr: McMahon was born July 3, 1929, in East Norwalk, Connecticut.
He is married and has four children ranging in age from 17 to 28. 1
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