George Bush becomes Director of the C.I.A.

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

George Bush becomes Director of the C.I.A. on this day—

President Ford signs the Bush Family Bible used for the swearing-in of George Bush as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency following the ceremony at C.I.A. Headquarters on January 30, 1976. 

-from the Ford Library