THE WHITE HOUSE-REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT AT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES OF JOHN MCCONE AS DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000800070009-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 29, 1961
• Content Type: PREL

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE, NOVEIVrH R 29, 1961
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE V MITE HOUSE
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
AT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
OF
JOHN McCONE AS DIRECTOR
OF THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
(IN THE CABINET ROOM)
MR. McCONE: Mr. President, I very deeply appreciate the con-
fidence you have expressed in me by this appointment. I will assure
you that I will discharge this office to the very best of my ability.
I am not unmindful of the very difficult task it will be, following
in the footsteps of Allen Dulles, whose record in this area you so
correctly and fully outlined yesterday.
However, I am encouraged and given hope by the fact that
within the last few weeks I have come to know a great many people
in the CIA, and I find them men of both great dedication and unusual
ability -- and with their support I think that I can meet your
expectations.
Thank you very much.
THE PRESIDENT: I want to say what an honor it is and That a
pleasure it is to have Mr. Mc Cone back in the national service.
This appointment, I think, that he was willing to take it,
indicates how important it is, and how important I feel it is,
as well as members of the government and Members of Congress believe
it to be.
He has not only the responsibility as Director of CIA, but
also coordinating the work of all the Intelligence community, and I
know tlat he will give his attention to both these functions upon
which so much of our security depends.
We want to welcome you here and to say that you are now
living on the bull's eye, and I welcome you to that spot.
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