Louis Johnson

NSC-68 Directive Creates Permanent Military-Industrial Establishment - Defense Spending to Triple

1950-04-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Harry S. Truman received National Security Council directive NSC-68, a 66-page top-secret policy paper that would fundamentally transform American defense policy by calling for “full mobilization of the U.S. economy during peacetime”—an unprecedented measure that created the …

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Louis Johnson Exonerated in B-36 Scandal Despite Convair Board Service and Contract Awards

1949-08-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The House Armed Services Committee exonerates Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and Air Force Secretary Stuart Symington of corruption charges related to the B-36 bomber contract, despite Johnson’s recent service on Convair Corporation’s board of directors. An anonymous document …

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