Ronald Reagan: Nomination of Vice Admiral B. R. Inman To Be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence

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Nomination of Vice Admiral B. R. Inman To Be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
January 24, 1981

Ronald Reagan
1981

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The President announced today his intention to nominate Vice Admiral B. R. Inman as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.

Since 1977 Admiral Inman has served as Director of the National Security Agency. From 1976 to 1977, he was Vice Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

From 1974 to 1976, Admiral Inman served as Director of the Naval Intelligence Department. He was Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence to the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet from 1973 to 1974. From 1972 to 1973, he was executive assistant to the senior aide to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

Admiral Inman entered the Navy via the officer candidate school in 1952. He is a graduate of the University of Texas (B.A., 1950) and the National War College (1972).

He is married and has two children. The family currently resides at Ft. Meade, Md. Admiral Inman was born on April 4, 1931, and is a legal resident of California.

Citation: John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters, The American Presidency Project [online]. Santa Barbara, CA. Available from World Wide Web: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=43757.

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