Bobby Ray Inman
| Bobby Inman | |
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| Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Acting |
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In office April 5, 1991 – January 20, 1993 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Tower |
| Succeeded by | William Crowe |
| Deputy Director of Central Intelligence | |
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In office February 12, 1981 – June 10, 1982 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Frank Carlucci |
| Succeeded by | John McMahon |
| Director of the National Security Agency | |
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In office July 1977 – February 12, 1981 |
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| President |
Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy |
Benson Buffham Robert Drake Ann Caracristi |
| Preceded by | Lew Allen |
| Succeeded by | Lincoln Faurer |
| Personal details | |
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April 4, 1931 Rhonesboro, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1951–1982 |
| Rank | Admiral |
Bobby Ray Inman (born April 4, 1931) is a retired United States admiral who held several influential positions in the U.S. Intelligence Community.
Inman was born and raised in the community of Rhonesboro, Upshur County, Texas, in the eastern portion of the state. His father was the owner and operator of a gas station. Inman attended and graduated from Mineola High School. Inman recalled in 1986 that he was 5' 4" tall and weighted 96 pounds upon graduation, and he tutored athletes he admired during high school to keep from being bullied.
Inman graduated from Mineola High School in Mineola, Texas at the age of 15, in 1946. He rode a bus from Mineola to Tyler Junior College, where he was a member of Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society. He graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in history at the age of 19. According to Budiansky, after joining the Naval Reserve during the Korean War, Inman then "rocketed up through the ranks of naval intelligence..."
He served as Director of Naval Intelligence from September 1974 to July 1976, then moved to the Defense Intelligence Agency where he served as Vice Director until 1977. He next became the Director of the National Security Agency. Inman held this post until 1981. His last major position was as the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, a post he held from February 12, 1981 to June 10, 1982.
While simultaneously acting as the NSA Director and the CIA deputy director in early 1981, he modernized the collection process by setting up a joint facility in College Park, Maryland. According to Budiansky, Inman did so by "sending memos back anf forth to himself approving his solutions."
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