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The original documents are located in Box 5, folder "Intelligence - Appointment of CIA
Director" of the Richard B. Cheney Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 5 of the Richard B. Cheney Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
INFORMATION
WASHINGTON
July 10, 1975
Administratively Confidential
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Attached is the revised list of individual
preferences.
A simple aggregate of the number of times
an individual favored one of the possible
candidates to the number of times that person
might have been recommended against would
put the recommended list in approximately
the following order:
Bork
White
McGee
Foster
Dillon
Re sor
Roosa
Hauge
Donald Rumsfeld
Assistant to the President
Attachment
Administratively Confidential
INFORMATION
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 10, 1975
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
DON RUMSFELD
SUBJECT:
CIA Director
Attached at Tab A are two lists of candidates worthy of consideration
for the position.
At Tab B is a compendium of biographical information on the
candidates, together with a brief resume of pros and cons as to
their individual qualifications. All 14 on the "Possible" list,
for whom biographies are attached, are outsiders to CIA and
therefore share the positive feature of representing a fresh
approach.
At Tab C is a summary of staff rankings of the candidates.
Attachments
FORD is LIBRARY
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
0803
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
POSSIBLE CANDIDATES
Bill Baker
Bob Bork
Harold Brown
Zig Brezinslei
George Bush
Douglas Dillon
John Foster
Bob Galvin
Gabe Hauge
Lee Iacocca
Gale McGee
Stan Resor
Robert Roosa
"Whizzer" White
Walt Wriston
FORD is GIVEND LIBRARY
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
ADDITIONAL POSSIBILITIES
Arlin Adams
Roy Ash
Fred Ikle
Elliot Richardson
Admiral Worth Bagley
Bob Ingersoll
Bill Rogers
Herbert Brownell
Ambassador Alex Johnson
Bill Ruckelshaus
David Bruce
Lane Kirkland
Ken Rush
Earl Butz
Mel Laird
Dean Rusk
Frank Carlucci
Edwin Land
Dave Satterfield
Bill Casey
Frank Lindsay
Bill Saxbe
Bill Clements
Jim Lynn
Bill Scranton
Ed Cole
Clark MacGregor
Bob Seamens
John Connally
Bob MacNamara
Edgar Shannon
Don Cotter
Ambassador MacToom
John Sheehen
Admiral Ralph Cousins
Jack Marsh
George Shultz
Bob Dole
Paul McCracken
Larry Silberman
Bob Ellsworth
Chauncey Medberry
Joe Sisco
James Fletcher (NASA)
Paul Nitze
William F. Smith
Gaylord Freeman
Dick Ogilvie
Bob Taft
Andy Goodpaster
Dave Packard
Russ Train
Bob Griffin
Ambassador Porter
Cap Weinberger
Dean Griswold
Lewis Powell
Tom Wilcox
Art Hartman
Scotty Reston
Edward Bennett Williams
Martin Hoffmann
Don Rice
FORD LIBRARY
Admiral Zumwalt
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
LISBRER BERALD 8. FORD
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
William O. Baker: 60 years old; research chemist;
President of Bell Telephone Laboratories (entire career with Bell
since 1939); member of PFIAB since appointment by President
Eisenhower in 1959; member of President's Science Advisory
Committee (1957-60); National Science Board of National Science
Foundation (1960-66); Office of Naval Research; consultant to DOD
(1958-71); consultant to Operations Evaluation Group (USN); member,
Board of Visitors, Air Force Systems Command (1962-73); Management
Advisory Council, Oak Ridge National Laboratories (1970-
).
Pros: Long intelligence experience through PFIAB; broad
knowledge of government on military-scientific side; corporate
executive experience.
Cons: Possibly too old; no executive experience in government;
lacks charisma; susceptible of charge of conflict of interest.
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
FORD is LIBRARY
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Robert H. Bork: 48 years old; Solicitor General of the US;
Yale law Professor and scholar on constitutional law.
Pros: Strong team player; Impeccable integrity; would
neutralize concern over domestic abuses; understanding
of FBI versus CIA jurisdiction.
Cons: No experience in foreign policy, national security
or intelligence matters; no management experience.
LISERSIT SCHALD ? FORD
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Harold Brown: 47 years old; physicist; President of CalTech;
member of SALT delegation; Director of Defense Research and Engi-
neering (1961-65); Secretary of Air Force (1965-69); President's
Science Advisory Committee (1958-61); Lawrence Laboratory (1952-
61).
Pros: Right age; top-level executive experience as President
of university; direct government experience with intelligence
(DDR&E and SALT; Air Force runs NRO); top-notch analyst;
very highly regarded for integrity; substance, and bureaucratic
ability; Democrat.
Cons: Highly independent; academic background; arrogant;
dynamic; interested mainly in strategic affairs.
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
CERAM R. FORD LIBRARY
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
George Bush: 51 years old; Member of Congress; US
Ambassador to the UN and subsequently to USLO Peking;
Oil producer; Politician.
Pros: Experience in government and diplomacy; generally
familiar with components of the intelligence community and
their missions; management experience; high integrity and
proven adaptability.
Cons: RNC post lends undesirable political cast.
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
FORD is 070830 LIBRARY
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
C. Douglas Dillon: 65 years old; investment company
executive; former Treasury Secretary (1961-65); Under Secretary
of State (1958-61); and Ambassador (France, 1953-57); member
of Rockefeller Commission on CIA.
Pros: Senior government experience as Cabinet Officer;
extensive experience in foreign affairs; familiarity with
CIA problems; bipartisan government service; highest
personal reputation, eminent and respected; did impressive
and constructive job on Rockefeller Commission; apparent
good health.
Cons: Subject to criticism as too old.
FORDO is LIBRARY
+
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
John S. Foster: 52 years old; Physicist; Director, Lawrence
Radiation Lab (61-65); Director, Defense Research and Engineering
(65-73), Inventor.
Pros: Extremely knowledgeable in the technology of
intelligence and strategic weapons systems generally;
experienced in national security community bureaucratics;
excellent management experience; identified as apolitical;
good rapport with Congress.
Cons: Identified as outspoken hawk.
FORD
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Robert W. Galvin: 52 years old; Chairman of Motorola
(with Motorola since 1940); Director, Harris Trust & Savings
Bank, Chicago; member of PFIAB since 1973; former member
of President's Commission on International Trade and Investment.
Pros: Senior executive experience; PFIAB and other
government experience.
Cons: No experience in government; not dynamic.
FORD = GYREEN LIBRAR
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Gabriel Hauge: 61 years old; Chairman of the Board, Manu-
facturers Hanover Trust Corporation; PhD LLD, Educator;
White House Staff 53-58 (Economic Affairs); Director, New York
Life, American Metal, Union Gas, Chrysler Corporation;
Member, Harvard Center for International Affairs, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace; CFR; WWII.
Pros: Internationally respected banker; knowledgeable and
experienced in government and international affairs; solid
management record.
Cons: Limited knowledge of contemporary intelligence
requirements and operations.
R. FORD DEPARTMENT
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Lee Iacocca: 50 years old; President, Ford Motor Company;
Corporate career in sales promotion, merchandizing and marketing.
Pros: Excellent managerial ability; respected economizer;
relatively young.
Cons: No background in intelligence or national security
issues; no government experience, closely identified with
Robert McNamara.
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
FORD LIBRAR
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Gale McGee: 60 years old; Senator (Foreign Relations,
Appropriations); Professor, Lecturer on Foreign Affairs, PhD
LLD; Member, Council on Foreign Relations; US Delegation to the UN.
Pros: Respected leader within the foreign affairs community;
knowledgeable defender of strong intelligence community;
excellent rapport with Congress; respected for his independence.
Cons: Limited management experience.
FORD
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Stanley Resor: 57 years old; Former Secretary of the
Army (65-71); Ambassador, Chairman, US MBFR Delegation;
Attorney; WW II Service; Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Pros: Respected in the international community; extremely
strong and effective manager; knowledgeable in intelligence
requirements and resource problems; good rapport with
the Congress; legal background helpful.
Cons: Susceptible to charge of hawkish bias and of
insensitivity to domestic concerns in view of his longevity
in the defense community.
FORD
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Robert Roosa: 57 years old; Partner, Brown Brothers,
Harriman & Company; Former Under Secretary of Treasury
(61-64); numerous directorships; internationally respected
economist, author; Trustee, Rockefeller Foundation; PhD LLD,
Rhodes Scholar
Pros: Highly respected in international affairs; sensitive
to limitations on CIA activities; experienced in bureaucracy;
strong executive experience; political independent.
Cons: Limited knowledge of intelligence requirements
and systems.
FORD
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Byron R. ("Whizzer") White: 58 years old; Associate Justice
Supreme Court ('62 - present); former Deputy Attorney General under
RFK ('61-'62); corporate lawyer, Denver ('47-'61); University Colorado
'38, Yale Law '46, Rhodes Scholar; professional football, National
Football Hall of Fame; World War II service.
Pros: Calm, modest, for past decade uninvolved in national
politics, confirmable.
Cons: Swing vote on Supreme Court. No experience in inter-
national affairs or intelligence.
FORD LIBRAR
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Walter B. Wriston: 55 years old, banker; Chairman of Board of
First National City Bank ('70 - present); BA Wesleyan '41, MA
Fletcher '42; serves on Board of Directors of various businesses;
World War II service, Member Council on Foreign Relations.
While head of International Division of First National City he
greatly expanded Bank's international branches making First National
City' 8 international division largest of any American bank.
Pros: Experience in international banking; strong administrative
experience.
Cons: Little background in intelligence or national security affairs.
FORD
LIBRA.
Below are listed the people who the indicated individuals feel should be considered seriously.
They are in alphabetical order, not in order of preference, except as indicated.
in FORD LIBRARY
Buchen
Cheney
Hills
HAK
Marsh
Packard
Rockefeller
Rumsfeld
Baker
Bork
Baker
Dillon (1)
Baker
Dillon (1)
Dillon (1)
Bork
Bork
Bush
Bork
Baker
Bush
Bush
Foster (1)
Dillon
Brown
Iacocca
Brown
Galvin
McGee
Hauge
Baker
Foster
Foster
McGee
Foster
Roosa
White
McGee
Conner
Hauge
McGee
White
Hauge
Resor
Schlesinger
Iacocca
Resor
McGee
White
McGee
White
Resor
Wriston
Resor
White
Roosa
Wriston
White
Wriston
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Packard
recommended
against the
following:
Baker
Brown
Foster
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Freeman
Galvin
Wilcox
NOV 18 1975
November 17, 1975
Dear Jim:
Thank you for your letter to the President
concerning his nomination of Goorge Bush
to head the Central Intelligence Agency.
This le just a note to assure you I shall
make certain the President has an opportunity
to read It at the earliest opportunity.
With kindest regards,
Sincerely,
Max L. Friedersdorf
Assistant to the President
The Honorable James M. Colline
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
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LIBRAR GERALD R. FORM
11-14
JAMES M. COLLINS
2419 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
THIRD DISTRICT, TEXAS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
TELEPHONE: 225-4201
COMMITTEE:
1100 COMMERCE STREET
INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN
Congress of the United States
ROOM 5C48
COMMERCE
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house of Representatives
(mail
Mashington, D.C. 20515
November 12, 1975
Honorable Gerald R. Ford
President of the United States
March
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
E
I hope that you will reconsider the appointment of
George Bush to the CIA. At this time it seems to me that
it would be a greater service for the country for George
to continue in his position in China.
He is not the right man for the CIA. I think George
is as fine as any man in Washington. He has a tremendous
facility of adjustment and as excellent record of getting
along with everyone on the Hill.
However, yesterday I sat next to my friend Dale Milford
who is the only friendly Democrat on Pike's Committee. He
strenuously questioned why Bush was being put in charge of
the CIA. He likes George but he is convinced that the
Liberals will contend from now to Doomsday that George is
a partisan Republican voice. They are going to sing this
song about Republican Chairmen and let the liberal press
beat it out in headlines everyday. I have heard this same
story from many on the Hill who stand with you.
Please use George Bush in some other way. They are going
to crucify him on this job and Senator Church will lead
the procession.
I hope you find an urgent need to keep Bush in China.
I would recommend that you name someone who has had no
political affiliation, military experience or can be touched
in any way. Let's have someone in charge of the CIA who is
a tough, hard liner but who has a completely clear political
activity past record for CIA.
Best June of luck to you,
James M. Collins, M.C.
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