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...Jerome Wiesner, MIT president said that he would raise the issue with the visiting scientists in his capacity as of ficial host. Steiner speaking for Bok who was out of town, said that "the president's views on this issue are known to be sympathetic...
...professor arrived 15 minutes later, flanked by MIT President Jerome Wiesner, the captain of the MIT police, and several other...
Langer. I remember there was a lot of criticism of you (Wiesner) and your office at that time, for not testifying in public, being secretive about the people on your staff...
...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...
...Wiesner. And there are many other examples. You mentioned, for instance, the U-2, and the extensive border penetration by U.S. electromagnetic intelligence in the '60's. When I first told Kennedy about it, he said, "My God, if the Russians did that to us, we'd go to war." And it was top secret, so secret that I, as science advisor, had a hard fight to learn about it. And after I finally had a briefing on it, I asked a colleague, "Who the hell are they keeping it from? The Russians know about it." And we concluded...