JFK 11/29/1961
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John McCone is sworn in as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on November 29, 1961.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Earl Warren (participant); McGeorge Bundy (participant); Charles T. Barnes (participant); Richard Helms (participant); Bissell, Jr., Richard M. (participant); John F. Kennedy (participant); John McCone (participant); Charles P. Cabell (participant); Glenn T. Seaborg (participant); Lyman Lemnitzer (participant); Dean Rusk (participant); Henry M. Jackson (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: This film shows United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren as he swears in John McCone as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency while President John F. Kennedy looks on. Individuals standing in the background include CIA personnel Dr. Richard M. Bissell, Jr., Charles Tracy Barnes, General Charles P. Cabell, and Richard Helms. Also included are National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Washington Senator Henry M. Jackson. The film concludes as Warren and Kennedy both congratulate and shake hands with McCone.
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Government officials; Politics and government; Presidents
Places: North America > United States > District of Columbia > Washington DC
Cfa elements: Print, 24 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12237
Notes: This film shows United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren as he swears in John McCone as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency while President John F. Kennedy looks on. Individuals standing in the background include CIA personnel Dr. Richard M. Bissell, Jr., Charles Tracy Barnes, General Charles P. Cabell, and Richard Helms. Also included are National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Washington Senator Henry M. Jackson. The film concludes as Warren and Kennedy both congratulate and shake hands with McCone.
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Government officials; Politics and government; Presidents
Places: North America > United States > District of Columbia > Washington DC
Cfa elements: Print, 24 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12237
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:15