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Bobby Ray Inman

The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush as director of Central Intelligence, assuming that that got rid of a potential competitor for the presidency.

Bobby Ray Inman

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Bobby Ray Inman is saying that Donald Rumsfeld, while serving as chief of staff, convinced President Ford to make George H.W. Bush the head of the CIA.

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