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

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01009A000701110026-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2013
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: November 29, 1961
• Content Type: MISC

Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/04/30: CIA-RDP80MO1009A000701110026-2
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE, NOVEMHER 29, 1961
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
REMARKS OF TIlE 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 aseure
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.
THE PRESIDENT: I want to say what an honor it is and what 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 that 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.
 IMI~DIATE RELEASE, NOVEMBER 29, 1961
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
REMARKS OF TIE 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 aseure
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.
THE PRESIDENT: I want to say what an honor it is and what 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 that 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.