John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) — 35. KENNEDY

Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) — 36. JOHNSON

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
John Alexander McCone

BORN:
January 4, 1902,
San Francisco, California

DIED:
February 14, 1991 (age 89),
Pebble Beach, California

EDUCATION:
University of California, Berkeley (BS)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1950-1951:
U.S. Under Secretary of the Air Force
1958-1961:
Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission
1961-1965:
Director of Central Intelligence

PORTRAIT:

RESOURCES:

11/29/1961: President John F. Kennedy talks with John McCone at the swearing-in ceremony of McCone as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Standing in the background (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); and United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Cabinet Room, White House (Robert Knudsen/ JFK Library)

Central Intelligence Agency
University of California, Berkeley
Eisenhower Library
Wikipedia

MEDIA COVERAGE:

8/19/1965: CIA Director John McCone and President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House (Yoichi Okamoto/ LBJ Library)

OBITUARIES (2/16/1991):
Washington Post
New York Times
Los Angeles Times