Word: gaither
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last night, the nation at last found out what Mr. Nixon has known for almost a week. Not that the nation had any right to know; matters of greater importance-the Gaither Report on the state of American defenses, for example, have been securely hidden from the public...
Would he release the highly publicized Gaither report (TIME, Dec. 2) that warns of the perilous position of the U.S. in its arms race with Russia and advocates a stepped-up arms program and vast bomb shelter project? No, said the President, he would not. He needs the advice of Government and citizen panels. In order for them to know what they are talking about they have to be entrusted with top-secret information. Therefore he must always insist that the "conclusions they reach and the advice they give me is of a privileged character...
Under these circumstances his refusal to release the Gaither Report to the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee can only be construed as an act of political cowardice and personal weakness. The Gaither Report contains material for a severe indictment of the Administration's complacency. It would be unfortunate if the President would risk national security because he is unwilling to shatter the image of Dwight D. Eisenhower as the beloved and unerring military hero. The withholding of the Gaither Report deprives the nation of its right to know and the Congress of the facts upon which to base action. The Report also...
...general, Pentagon brass is highly pleased with the clamor for more military spending that has followed the Gaither and Rockefeller reports on the status of U.S. defenses. But the generals and admirals are getting fed up with being asked whether they have read the reports. Reason: much of the expert testimony on "which the committees based their recommendations came from the same generals and admirals. "Am I familiar with the reports?" exploded a liberally starred Air Force general last week. "How many hours do you think we've spent making those committees familiar with what's going...
...advance to about 160 affiliates, came as the climax of Where We Stand, a special 90-minute report comparing U.S. and Soviet strength. The show was the idea of President Stanton, and its content took added weight from his role as one of the shapers of the open-secret Gaither Report. To strike the "complete balance sheet" that Stanton ordered, the network news staff labored for three months over documents, interviews and film...