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[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

He was a member of Congress a decade before leading the CIA. He was only even director of the CIA less than a year - but your point is well taken. I gather they named it after him for prestige value. CIA headquarters was previously unnamed.