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Volume 65, No. 4 (December 2021)

Intelligence and Congress: The Nomination of George H. W. Bush as DCI

By Timothy Ray

In this article, the author, Timothy Ray, explores the process by which President Gerald Ford decided to nominate George H. W. Bush as Director of Central Intelligence in 1975 and the nomination process that led ultimately to his confirmation and swearing in in January 1976.

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