Which U.S. President dismissed Dulles from his post as CIA director?
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Answer
The answer is John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. As part of his efforts to reshape the structure and improve the efficiency of the CIA, Kennedy dismissed Dulles from his position as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency in November 1961, replacing him with John McCone.
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