LETTER TO HON. GEORGE BUSH FROM (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00498A000500160022-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: March 31, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

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Here's a copy of the note I'll mail George Bush
tomorrow.
We had 425 at the luncheon, and your boss was a
real winner. I had seen him several times on TV but
still had no appreciation of how effective he is be-
fore a live audience. He's as good as any I've ever
seen and I've seen a lot in 35 years around this town.
If he were a Democrat, I'd advise him to quit that job
out there and run for President. He obviously has the
brains, the toughness, the honesty, and the appeal to
get most any job. And Lord knows we need a few like him.
Thanks ever so much for nailing him down for us.
My only problem now is that I don't know how to follow
his act at out October meeting. obviously, we've got
to shift the format. Can't just put another speaker up
there.
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lion. George 3ush
Director of Central Intelligence
''ashington. D.L. 20505
31 March 1 976
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Your all-too brief a._ppearance before our Retiree Association on
Monday waa a - usin ; succors. Tteacticns flooding in to those of us who arranged
th luncheon have "been eff1isive and universally favorable. Your remarks were
incisive, trairshtforward, and precisely on the points we had hoped you would
hit. ''`e also discovered a truly outstanding platform speaker.
111" there i7e re any wrong us (and no doubt. there were) who hard sore
feclin7s about. your taktn!T the heb-, at CIA after so active a political ti _'e,
there are cnrtPr An!y no reservations now. The conversions were enthusiastic and
complete! You can be confident of our total support and our heartiest best
wishes for your coiitinurd niccrs:.
Again, our sincere appreciation for joining; us Monday and for
giar nr us se super`> an a.ddx c.
Cordially.
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TRANSMITTAL SLIP
DATE
TO:
-DD/A/Jack Blake
ROOM NO.
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REMARKS:
Attached noted by DCI, 4/16/76
FROM: DCI
ROOM NO.
BUILDING EXTENSION
FORM 55 241 REPLACES FORM 36-8
WHICH MAY BE USED.
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