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...Harvard, were science advisors to Presidents Kennedy and Eisenhower, respectively, and were among the leading spokesmen for the scientific community during the period covered by the Pentagon Papers. The interview took place in mid-August at Woods Hole. Massachusetts. in the offices of the National Academy of Sciences. Wiesner and Kistiakowsky retained the right to edit their remarks, a right both have exercised. The few places where the printed version truncates the actual discussion, or where amplification is required, are indicated in italics. Elinor Langer...
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...Wiesner has been one of the foremost critics in scientific circles of Nixon's comprehensive anti-ballistic missile (ABM) program. He said Friday that he had written many letters to the President during the last three years and that most of them were critical of Nixon's policies...
Nixon, in a reply dated October 29, thanked Wiesner for his "kind letter...
When asked why he thought Nixon had released his letter, Wiesner replied, "My conclusion was that it's probably been a long time since he's gotten a complimentary letter from a college president...