12 Jun 1940
United States
United States
- Vannevar Bush and Commerce Secretary Harry L. Hopkins met with President Franklin Roosevelt and proposed the formation of the National Defense Research Committee. Within 10 minutes, Roosevelt approved it writing "OK-FDR" on the single-page outline Bush had brought with him. ww2dbase [White House | Franklin Roosevelt | Vannevar Bush | White House, Washington DC | DS]
28 Jun 1941
United States
United States
- By Executive Order, Franklin Roosevelt established the Office of Scientific Research and Development with Vannevar Bush as its chairman. ww2dbase [White House | Franklin Roosevelt | Vannevar Bush | White House, Washington DC | DS]
9 Oct 1941
United States
United States
- Vannevar Bush met with President Franklin Roosevelt and Vice-President Henry Wallace about the progress of the Uranium Committee. Bush described the progress of the British Military Application of Uranium Detonation (MAUD) Committee and what was known about what progress the Germans were making. Roosevelt approved an expedited atomic program and a Top Policy Group that included Wallace and Bush to control it. ww2dbase [Operation Trinity and Manhattan Project | White House | Franklin Roosevelt | Henry Wallace | Vannevar Bush | White House, Washington DC | CPC]
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