THE PRESIDENT'S ATTENDANCE AT THE SWEARING-IN OF CIA DIRECTOR DESIGNATE GEORGE BUSH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 30, 1976
• Content Type: MISC

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THE PRESIDENT'S ATTENDANCE AT THE
SWEARING-IN OF CIA DIRECTOR
DESIGNATE GEORGE BUSH
Central Intelligence Agency
Friday, January 30, 1976
10:45 am The President boards motorcade on South Grounds.
MOTORCADE DEPARTS South Grounds en route
Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, Virginia.
[Driving time: 14 minutes]
10:55 am Justice Stewart, Former Director William Colby,
and Mrs. Bush proceed onto CIA Auditorium stage..
10:59 am MOTORCADE ARRIVES Central Intelligence Agency
Auditorium,
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
CLOSED ARRIVAL
The President will be met-by:
Director Designate George Bush
The President, escorted by Director Designate Bush,
proceeds to offstage announcement area and pauses for
announcement.
11:00 am Announcement.
11:00 am The President, escorted by CIA Director Designate Bush,
proceeds onto CIA Auditorium stage and is seated.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
ATTENDANCE: 525
11:02 am Welcoming remarks, acknowledgements and
introduction of the President by former--Director
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11:05 am Presidential remarks, concluding is the request
for the Swearing-in of the Director Designate.
FULL PRESS COVERAGE
11:15 am Remarks conclude.
The President joins Director Designate Bush, Justice
Stewart, and Mrs. Bush at the stand-up microphone for the
Swearing-in.
11:27 am Swearing-in Ceremony.
11:31 am Ceremony concludes.
The President and other participants return to their seats..
11:32 am Remarks by Director Bush.
11:34 am Remarks conclude.
11:35 am Director Bush thanks the President and other
guests and concludes the program.
11:36 am The President, escorted by Director Bush, departs
stage and proceeds to the main buil:iing,where he will
view the wall with inscribed stars of 32 agents '1 fled in
the line of duty.
NOTE: Following the viewing of the memorial,
the President and Director Bush will informally
greet approximately 30.0 CIA_ employees.
11:55 am The President, escorted by Director Bush, proceeds to
motorcade for boarding.
11:57 am MOTORCADE DEPARTS CIA main building en route South
Grounds.
[Driving time: 14 minutes]
12:12 pm MOTORCADE ARRIVES South Grounds.
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1. Bob Goodwin (IDS Code 145-2535) is in charge and Greg
Newell (telephone: [phone]) is the Assistant. Goodwin
may not be here Friday and will run show.
2. President will arrive at 11:00 a.m., and will probably
have in his motorcade Cheney, Duval, Marsh and four or
five others.
3. Bush should meet President at his limousine in front of
auditorium.
4. Seated on stage at that time should be General Walters,
Mrs. Bush, Justice Potter Stewart, and Mrs. Ford, if
she comes.
5. White House will mark on stage in front of chairs who
sits where. We will also brief locally.
6. Rostrum and microphone and seal being provided by White
House, as well as flags.
7. Rostrum will be on left side of stage as you face it.
8. Bush and President should walk down right aisle and o
g immediately to seats. A White House"barker' will
announce "The President of the United States" as Bush
and the President enter the auditorium
9. After they.are on stage and seated, the following sequence
of events will take place:
a. Gen. Walters should go to microphone, make
very brief reference to presence of President
and reason why assemblage taking place.
b. Gen. Walters then asks the President and Mr. Bush
and party to step forward to be sworn (White House
will mark on stage where this party should stand
and in what order). Mrs. Bush will hold Bible,
c. When swearing is over, President will go to micro-
phone and others will return to their seats and.
President will speak. White House estimates Presi-
dent's speech will be about 10 minutes. Knoche and
Lehman are furnishing themes to White House by
Close of Business 28 January.
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d. President will introduce Bush who, it is believed,
will choose to make remarks of two-three minutes
duration.
e. At conclusion of Bush's remarks, General Walters
will approach microphone and state the ceremony
is over.
10. "Presidential Party" (exact members yet to be determined)
will then leave stage by opposite aisle from which they
walked in. They will proceed out front door, turn right,
walk to main entrance of building, enter building, turn
immediately right and walk in "roped-corridor" around
right-hand side of main lobby. As they approach steps
will turn left to center of steps and mount steps to
first floor.
11. Agency employees will be assembled in main lobby area and
first floor, right and left of main entrance steps.
12. Goodwin will determine if President will choose to make
brief remarks to Agency employees. If so determined,
White House will furnish podium, microphone and public
address system for use in lobby. Alternatively,
President may wish only to mingle amongst employees. We
will be advised.
13. It is assumed, but not definitely known at the moment,
that the President will then depart. Blake will discuss
this matter with Mr. Bush.
14. We may or may not have a bit of a problem with Congres-
sional representatives and other VIP's who, on their
own, may wish to come into the building lobby to hear the
President's remarks. We are working this problem.
15. The above represents the sequence of events as now known.
There now follows additional considerations:
a. In the main building, the White House, Secret Service
and Communications will be using part of the Security
Duty Office and also the small waiting room. adjacent
to the Director's elevator. A White House phone will
be installed in both locations as well as other
communications gear.
b. No plans for helicopter -- Presidential party will
come in motorcade
c. Guest Lists and Seating Arrangements -- at this time.
the following is known:
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1) Mr. Bush is having about 80 guests.
2) The White House invitation list has not
yet been drawn up and I stressed to
Goodwin the necessity of getting it at
the earliest moment.. It is anticipated
it will run about 50 or 60 names.
The IC Staff will invite about 60 from
,the Community.
20 seats will be reserved for newspaper
reporters. This will leave approximately.
300 seats for Agency employees. We will
prorate amongst the five major components
and request components to select a
representative cross-sampling of personnel..
d. Media Coverage -- It was agreed no representatives of
the foreign press will be invited or allowed to
attend. It is estimated, all up, there may be-about
80 media personnel, including technicians, etc.
1) 20 newsmen by name will be designated t
sit in the auditorium.
Camera crews, both White House and commercial,
will be in the right and left hand corners of
the auditorium.
3) We will film and tape from projection booth.
4) It was stressed to White House representatives
that if major media wants live transmission,
we must be notified soonest because of electrical
and logistical problems involved.
4) Words spoken from the stage will be piped real
time to the White House Press Room.
5) The White House will release to press on .
28 January, President Ford's visit to CIA.
16. Questions to Discuss with Mr. Bush:
a. Do you wish to have a printed program?
b. Details concerning 10:00 a.m. coffee hour.
c. Details concerning President's departure from
building.
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d. Verify that he will make some remarks from the
'stage.
e. Detailed annexes to this overall scenario will
be developed by the Directors of Logistics, Person-
nel, Communications, Security and Mr. Angus
Thuermer, Asst. to the DCI.
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THINGS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PRESIDENTIAL SWEARING OF MR. BUSH
1. Being sworn as DCI, therefore, senior Community representation
must be.present.
2. Should any Congressional representation be present and, if so,
who decides?
3. Is it to be a public ceremony, i.e.,does the President desire
or- not-dessi-re--press--coverage .
4. Some allocation of 500 seats in auditor i-11_' must be"made._inter-
departmentally-an---decision.mustbe made. on who fills.the CIA---
-allocation. .
6. Should there be any private. meeting before or after the
swearing of the President and Mr. and Mrs. Bush.?
..7. If swearing is at 11:00 a.m., does Mr. Bush wish to..invite
the President to stay for lunch?
8. Photographic coverage __yil.l--both the Agency and the White
House provide-photographic coverage? The U.S._Secret Service
m~have to address this issue. r:.:-1`
9. Should CIA film and tape?
10. Considerable parking difficulties for VIP cars.
21. Probably should get Presidential Seal to put on rostrum in
lieu of CIA Seal.
12. If there is to be television coverage, must get early
determination if io be 11V6 'or only taped.. If live, action
has to be taken oinsure apability to transmit.
13. Assume Presiden~i.-;:L 1 arrive by car -- possibility of
helicopter _exTsts.
14. Insure Presidential picture in lobby of auditorium.
15. Absolutely essential that one (1) individual be put in charge
of this event.
16. At earliest opportunity get personal list of invitees from
17. Printing of program for ceremony.
IS.. Don't forget to have a Bible.
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THINGS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PRESIDENTIAL SWEARING OF MR. BUSH
1. Being sworn as DCI, therefore, senior Community representation.
must be present.
2. Should any Congressional representation be present and, if so),
who decides?
3. Is it to be a public ceremony, i.e., does the President desire
or not desire press coverage?
4. Some allocation of 500 seats in auditorium must be made inter.--
departmentally and decision must be made on who fills the CIA.'
allocation.
5. Who will sit on the stage?
6. Should there be any private meeting before or after the
swearing of the President and Mr. and Mrs. Bush?
7. If swearing is at 11:00 a.m. , does Air. Bush wish to- invite
the President to stay for lunch?
8. Photographic coverage -- will both the Agency and the White
House provide photographic coverage? The U.S. Secret Service
may have to address this issue.
9. Should CIA film and tape?
10. Considerable parking difficulties for VIP cars.
11. Probably should get Presidential Seal to put on rostrum in
lieu of CIA Seal.
12. If there is to be television coverage, must get early
determination if it to be live or only taped. If live, action
has to be taken to insure capability to transmit..
13. Assume President will arrive by car -- possibility of
helicopter exists.
14. Insure Presidential picture in lobby of auditorium.
IS. Absolutely essential that one (1) individual be put in charge
of this event.
16. At earliest opportunity get personal list of invitees from
Mr. Bush.
17. Printing of program for ceremony.
i 18. Don't forifet to have a Ri h1
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SECURITY ANNEX
1. Effective 0830 30 January 1976, only those individuals
possessing Agency badges, or who have a verified reason
to enter the compound, will be permitted entry.
2. Members of the Press will be identified by comparing
Press identification against a list of authorized media
representatives. At this time Press representatives
will be issued a special Agency badge.
3. Secret Service agents designated by Chief of the Secret
Service detail, Mr. David Clark, will be issued Conference
No Escort Badges.
4. A uniformed, armed, GSA Federal Protective Officer will be
stationed outside at the. rear of the auditorium where he can
observe both emergency exits. His instructions will be to
prohibit anyone from approaching those exits.
5. Uniformed, armed, GSA Federal Protective Officers will be
stationed at the entrance and exit of the quadrangle in.
front of Headquarters entrance. These officers (assisted.
by Security Officer) will permit the Vice Presidential
motorcade and the Secretary of State's motorcade to enter
quadrangle, discharge their passengers, and depart. The
officers will permit the Presidential motorcade to enter
quadrangle and park in front of auditorium. While the
Presidential motorcade is in the quadrangle, no other
vehicles will be permitted to be parked in the quadrangle
and no vehicles will be permitted to enter the quadrangle.
6. A Security Officer will be posted in the film booth in the
auditorium and will permit only Agency employees to enter
the film booth.
7. Arrangements will be made for an Office of. Security vehicle
to meet the Presidential motorcade at the appropriate turn-
off from George Washington Park;;ay and lead it into the
quadrangle without stopping or slowing down at the Agency
gates.
8. One Security Officer will be assigned to the Secret Service
and White House Staff Operational Center established in the
Main Receptionist Office.
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9. After the President enters the Headquarters building,
subsequent to the swearing in ceremony, stanchions and.
velvet ropes will be in place to provide a 12 foot
wide corridor from the main entrance to the curb where
the President's armored car will be moved for his exit
from the compound.
10. Three (3) Security Officers will be stationed inside
the auditorium to assist the Secret Service in preventing
members of the Press from moving too close to the
President.
11. Five (5) Security Officers, who will be identified to
Secret Service by special badges provided by the Secret
Service, will be stationed inside Headquarters to assist
Secret Service in the event of an emergency.
12. The DCI Security Staff, who will be armed, will be furnished
special identifying badges by the Secret Service which
indicate to the Secret Service that they are bearing arms.
13. Arrangements will be made to permit an ambulance,, to be
provided by the Secret Service, to park in the DCI'garage.
.A Security Officer will be stationed with the ambulance to
facilitate communications with the Secret Service.
14. A representative of the Secret Service visited the Office
of Medical Services' facilities in the event it is desired
to use these facilities in an emergency situation.
15. Stanchions and velvet ropes will be setup to provide a 12
foot corridor along the right hand side of Headquarters
entrance past the memorial stars and angling to the center
steps.and surrounding the podium. The free area around the
podium should be a minimum of 10 feet in diameter.
16. Coordination should be established with the Office of
Logistics to ensure parking is available for guests. Note
that no parking will be permitted in the quadrangle.
17. Subsequent to the swearing in ceremony,. the President will
walk from the auditorium to the main entrance. The
President and his immediate entourage will enter the right
hand doors. The distinguished guests will be permitted
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to enter, however, staff employees will be requested to
utilize another entrance. Secret Service personnel
will assist Security Officers in identifying distinguished
guests and White House Staff Personnel who do not possess
Agency badges.
18. Agency personnel who depart the auditorium through the.
front entrance of the auditorium may congregate outside
doors to the main entrance on either side of the velvet
ropes. Security Officers will be stationed in close
proximity to the ropes to prevent inadvertent violation
of this corridor.
19. The Secret Service technical security specialists and.
ordnance disposal technicians will search the main
entrance way of Headquarters building between the period
of 10:30 and 11:00 30 January 1976.
20. The Chief of the Secret Service detail will meet with Mr.
Tim Harrington, Chief, Headquarters Security Branch, CIA,
at 0930 29 January to discuss implementing details.
21. Mr. Hollis Whitaker has been assigned direct responsibility
.for Office of Security aspects of the President's visit.
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SEATING ALLOCATIONS
Mr. Bush's
guests
91
White House
invitations
77
White House
Staff
19/
Senators
19
Secret Service and State Security
3
Writing Press
20
IC Staff (external)
25
Workers (Pers, Log, Commo, Sec)
20-
Usherettes
20J
285
499 Seats in auditorium
214 remaining for
Agency employees
STAT
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1. OC will provide a Telephone Branch technician and a DOMCA
technician to meet and accompany five White House
Communications Agency personnel at approximately 1130
Thursday morning. Arrangements have been made with these
people to unload equipment at the auditorium., to be badged,
and to park in the front parking area. They will be
accompanied while they survey the various locations
required for the installation of telephones off the White
House switchboard, and we will participate along with Mr.
Malanick's audio technicians as needed in setting up audio,
lighting, microphones, rostrums, etc. in the auditorium.
2. Glenn Shelow, the WVHCA team leader, indicated that they
would be happy to provide us with an audio tap off of their
system if we choose to pipe the ceremony into the lobby.
3. There will be a three microphone clamp on the rostrum right
and a standing microphone stage left with a. three microphone
clamp. Each clamp will contain a microphone for press,
primary audio system microphone and a secondary audio system
microphone.
4. At this time we know of only one audio line requested. by
CBS and we have been advised by CiP that they must be
informed by 1100 hours Thursday morning if the networks
desire video.
S.. Mr. Gambino requested and we have determined that a gray
secure phone can be installed in the small sitting room
off the executive elevator, mainirfront, if desired.
6. Mr. Glenn Shelow, WHCA team leader, agreed Thursday morning
to take care of the audio amplifier and speaker installation
in the lobby to.pipe in the audio from the swearing in
ceremony.
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OFFICE QF COMMUNICATIONS ANNEX TO PRESIDENTIAL VISIT PLANNING