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=== Director of Central Intelligence ===
=== Director of Central Intelligence ===
[[File:CIA Director George H.W. Bush listens at a meeting following the assassinations in Beirut, 1976 - NARA - 7064954.jpg|thumb|[[Director of Central Intelligence]] Bush at a meeting following the assassinations of [[Francis E. Meloy Jr.]] and [[Robert O. Waring]] in [[Beirut]] in 1976]]
[[File:CIA Director George H.W. Bush listens at a meeting following the assassinations in Beirut, 1976 - NARA - 7064954.jpg|thumb|[[Director of Central Intelligence]] Bush at a meeting following the assassinations of [[Francis E. Meloy Jr.]] and [[Robert O. Waring]] in [[Beirut]] in 1976]]
In January 1976, Ford brought Bush back to Washington to become the [[Director of Central Intelligence]] (DCI), placing him in charge of the CIA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/todays-cia/george-bush-center-for-intelligence/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612191537/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/todays-cia/george-bush-center-for-intelligence/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 12, 2007 |title=The George Bush Center for Intelligence |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |date=April 5, 2007 |access-date=September 5, 2011}}</ref> In the aftermath of the Watergate scandal and the [[Vietnam War]], the CIA's reputation had been damaged for its role in various covert operations. Bush was tasked with restoring the agency's morale and public reputation.{{sfn|Meacham|2015|pp=189–193}}{{efn|Biographer Jon Meacham writes that it was widely assumed at the time that Donald Rumsfeld had engineered Bush's appointment as CIA Director since the post was regarded as a "political graveyard". Meacham writes that it is more likely that the key factor in Bush's appointment was that Ford believed Bush would work better with Secretary of State [[Henry Kissinger]] than would [[Elliot Richardson]], his original pick for the CIA post.{{sfn|Meacham|2015|pp=189–193}}}} During Bush's year in charge of the CIA, the U.S. national security apparatus actively supported [[Operation Condor]] operations and right-wing [[military dictatorship]]s in [[Latin America–United States relations|Latin America]].<ref>{{cite news |title=FIFA's Dirty Wars |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/146303/fifas-dirty-wars |magazine=The New Republic |date=December 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Quand Pinochet tuait hors du Chili |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/amerique-sud/quand-pinochet-tuait-hors-du-chili_491779.html |work=L'Express |date=October 30, 1999}}</ref>
In January 1976, Ford brought Bush back to Washington to become the [[Director of Central Intelligence]] (DCI), placing him in charge of the CIA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/todays-cia/george-bush-center-for-intelligence/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612191537/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/todays-cia/george-bush-center-for-intelligence/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 12, 2007 |title=The George Bush Center for Intelligence |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |date=April 5, 2007 |access-date=September 5, 2011}}</ref> In the aftermath of the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War, the CIA's reputation had been damaged for its role in various covert operations. Bush was tasked with restoring the agency's morale and public reputation.{{sfn|Meacham|2015|pp=189–193}}{{efn|Biographer Jon Meacham writes that it was widely assumed at the time that Donald Rumsfeld had engineered Bush's appointment as CIA Director since the post was regarded as a "political graveyard". Meacham writes that it is more likely that the key factor in Bush's appointment was that Ford believed Bush would work better with Secretary of State [[Henry Kissinger]] than would [[Elliot Richardson]], his original pick for the CIA post.{{sfn|Meacham|2015|pp=189–193}}}} During Bush's year in charge of the CIA, the U.S. national security apparatus actively supported [[Operation Condor]] operations and right-wing [[military dictatorship]]s in [[Latin America–United States relations|Latin America]].<ref>{{cite news |title=FIFA's Dirty Wars |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/146303/fifas-dirty-wars |magazine=The New Republic |date=December 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Quand Pinochet tuait hors du Chili |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/amerique-sud/quand-pinochet-tuait-hors-du-chili_491779.html |work=L'Express |date=October 30, 1999}}</ref>


Meanwhile, Ford decided to drop Rockefeller from the ticket for the [[1976 United States presidential election|1976 presidential election]]; he considered Bush as his running mate, but ultimately chose [[Bob Dole]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dowd |first1=Maureen |date=November 28, 1988 |title=Will Bush and Dole End Their Grand Old Rivalry? |page=A1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/28/us/will-bush-and-dole-end-their-grand-old-rivalry.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> In his capacity as DCI, Bush gave national security briefings to [[Jimmy Carter]] both as a presidential candidate and as president-elect.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/cia-briefings-of-presidential-candidates/cia-8.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613144129/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/cia-briefings-of-presidential-candidates/cia-8.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 13, 2007 |title=CIA Briefings of Presidential Candidates; Chapter 5: In-Depth Discussions With Carter |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency: Center for the Study of Intelligence |access-date=October 11, 2007}}</ref>
Meanwhile, Ford decided to drop Rockefeller from the ticket for the [[1976 United States presidential election|1976 presidential election]]; he considered Bush as his running mate, but ultimately chose [[Bob Dole]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dowd |first1=Maureen |date=November 28, 1988 |title=Will Bush and Dole End Their Grand Old Rivalry? |page=A1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/28/us/will-bush-and-dole-end-their-grand-old-rivalry.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> In his capacity as DCI, Bush gave national security briefings to [[Jimmy Carter]] both as a presidential candidate and as president-elect.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/cia-briefings-of-presidential-candidates/cia-8.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613144129/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/cia-briefings-of-presidential-candidates/cia-8.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 13, 2007 |title=CIA Briefings of Presidential Candidates; Chapter 5: In-Depth Discussions With Carter |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency: Center for the Study of Intelligence |access-date=October 11, 2007}}</ref>
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