In 1974 and 1975, Bush was the chief U.S. envoy to China. In early 1976, he became head of the CIA. ... After former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter, D, defeated Ford in the 1976 presidential election, Bush returned to private life and began preparing for his most audacious move yet:..…
General Scowcroft, often cited as the model “honest broker,” had previously served as deputy national security advisor and then national security advisor under President Gerald Ford. Bush and Scowcroft chose Robert Gates as deputy national security advisor; Gates, who had previously..…
In 1974, President Gerald Ford made him an envoy to China and later director of the CIA. . Bush did not endorse fellow Republican Trump, the eventual winner of the 2016 presidential election who attacked both Jeb and George W. ..…
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