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created: 2025-07-22
updated: 2025-07-22
title: Director of Central Intelligence
tags:
  - organization
  - intelligence
  - government
description: The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) was the head of the U.S. intelligence community and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1946 to 2005.
category: "U.S. Government"
summary: "The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) was a dual-hatted position that served as both the head of the U.S. intelligence community and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005."
start: 1946
end: 2005
location: "Langley, Virginia"
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The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) was a dual-hatted position that served as both the head of the U.S. intelligence community and the director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] from 1946 to 2005. The DCI was responsible for coordinating intelligence activities across various U.S. government agencies.[^1]

[[Stansfield Turner]] held this position during the [[Jimmy Carter]] administration, overseeing the CIA's operations, including its involvement with psychic research programs like the [[Stargate Project|Grill Flame]].[^1]

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[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.