Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA Director)

institutional accountable procedural defensive

Senior national intelligence official who supervises CIA operations; appears in 'Lord John Marbury' interacting with the President and national security staff.

2 appearances

Strategic Intelligence and National Security

Also known as: director of the C.I.A., Director of the CIA, The Director, CIA Director, Director

Director of …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S1E11 · Lord John Marbury

Midnight Briefing — 300,000 in Kashmir

Embarrassed and defensive but quickly moves to operational remedies; the admission of failure is tempered by immediate corrective action.

The CIA Director concedes institutional failure ('We dropped the ball'), reports the diversion of nearby satellites and the KH Super Platform assignment, and bears the awkward responsibility for the intelligence …

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S1E11 · Lord John Marbury

Missed Warning — Bartlet Confronts Intelligence and Activates Crisis Task Force

Mortified and chastened public face, shifting quickly into corrective, urgent action to repair the lapse.

The CIA Director stands under Bartlet’s glare, concedes institutional failure with the line 'We dropped the ball,' and reports immediate tasking of satellites and the KH Super Platform to intensify …

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