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Wiesner. And this is very important--they didn't show the true uncertainty. That was particularly striking. They simply appeared as if they had real validity. Of course, this problem isn't particularly unique to this situation. I remember that, after I became science advisor, I set out to see where some of the data we were given came from: information that was given as hard intelligence, like the number of Soviet missiles, or the number of tanks the Soviets had, or the number of divisions. And as I penetrated into the raw material I discovered that it often wasn...
...space program, and we had, of course, argued about that, I had been opposed to the Mach 3 SST and he was for it. There were a whole variety of issues that had caused tensions between the Science Advisory Committee and Johnson. So when (Donald F.) Hornig became science advisor, he had to carry the burden of Johnson's alienation from the scientists. The tension was greatest on the Vietnam issue. The result was that Johnson's Science Advisory Committee didn't have as much influence on military technology as it had under Eisenhower and Kennedy. Kennedy once told...
Wiesner. I remember an article to that effect in The Reporter, but I think--I thought at the time--it was a total misreading of the role of science advisor. When I became science advisor, it was to be an assistant to the President, not as the representative of the scientific community or anyone else. At least this was my view of the situation. So in that role, I obviously couldn't, and didn't intend to, oppose the President. But there are obviously many different roles. In some you have much less obligation, such as when you become...
Although Nixon has sanctioned continued bombing, his advisor Henry Kissinger let the French press know (November 17) that the U.S. has decided to reconsider the Provisional Revolutionary Government's seven points of July 1. These humanitarian issues may serve Nixon as a way to communicate flexibility to his Vietnamese opponents. On the other hand, these issues create serious implications for the United States and for the cause of world peace...
Cronin's primary duties will be to handle educational budgeting and to act as chief educational advisor to the Governor...