Statement on the Death of Bayard Rustin
08/24/1987
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With great regret I have agreed to Robert Gates' request that his name be withdrawn as the nominee to be Director of Central Intelligence.
It is clear that at this point confirmation proceedings would not be in the interest of the CIA or the Nation.
Mrs. Parrino was first appointed as a member of the Council in October 1982 and as Chairman of the Council in November 1983.
I have been impressed with the class he has shown under the enormous pressures of recent weeks.