George H. W. Bush was Director of the CIA
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George H.W. Bush was the 41st president of the United States (not to be confused with the 43rd President George W Bush).
Not many know, but he also served as a Director of Central Intelligence for a short tenure of 357 days. He headed the CIA from January 30, 1976, to January 20, 1977. At the time, the Church Committee was investigating CIA’s involvement in illegal and unauthorized activities. President Gerald Ford appointed him as the Director of Central Intelligence as he believed that would restore the agency’s morale. During his tenure as the DCI, he would give national security briefings to President Jimmy Carter.