Bobby Ray Inman
Bobby Ray Inman | |
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Ray Inman in 1983 | |
| Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board | |
| Acting April 5, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Tower |
| Succeeded by | William Crowe |
| 14th Deputy Director of Central Intelligence | |
| In office February 12, 1981 – June 10, 1982 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Frank Carlucci |
| Succeeded by | John McMahon |
| Director of the National Security Agency | |
| In office July 1977 – February 12, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy | Benson Buffham Robert Drake Ann Caracristi |
| Preceded by | Lew Allen |
| Succeeded by | Lincoln Faurer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1931 Rhonesboro, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1951–1982 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit |
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Bobby Ray Inman (born April 4, 1931) is a retired United States Navy admiral who held several influential positions in the United States Intelligence Community. Inman is mainly known for holding executive leadership positions at virtually all major U.S. intelligence agencies and for his brief but controversial 1993 nomination to become U.S. Secretary of Defense, which was ultimately unsuccessful. His thirty-one-year military career, which began with his commissioning in the Naval Reserve in 1952, culminated in him achieving the permanent rank of four-star Admiral, becoming the first naval intelligence specialist to ever attain that rank.