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=George H.W. Bush and the CIA=

In 1976 Ford brought Bush back to Washington to become Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), replacing William Colby. He served in this role for 357 days, from January 30, 1976, to January 20, 1977. The CIA had been rocked by a series of revelations, including those based on investigations by the Church Committee regarding illegal and unauthorized activities by the CIA, and Bush was credited with helping to restore the agency's morale. In his capacity as DCI, Bush gave national security briefings to Jimmy Carter both as a Presidential candidate and as President-elect, and discussed the possibility of remaining in that position in a Carter administration, but did not do so. He was succeeded by Deputy Director of Central Intelligence E. Henry Knoche, who served as acting Director of Central Intelligence until Stansfield Turner was confirmed.

Manuel Noriega

 * 1976 -- Noriega visits Bush, who is now DCI
 * Noriega gets taken off CIA payroll
 * Once Bush is VP, Noriega's checks start coming back in ...
 * Invasion

Helpful reminders ...

 * http://books.google.com/books?id=lmv5QjZt1kMC&pg=PA17