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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient John A. McCone
JOHN A. MCCONE
Awarded by
President Ronald Reagan
June 23, 1987
As Director of Central Intelligence between 1961 and 1965, John A. McCone guided our nation's intelligence community through some of its most difficult hours. He strengthened the Nation's critical capacity for effective intelligence operations, maintained the intelligence community's reputation for unbiased analysis, and played an active role in policy debates. Integrity, patriotism--these qualities have marked his long and distinguished service to our nation.
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