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William L. Borden. William Liscum Borden (1920 – October 8, 1985) was an American lawyer. As executive director of the United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy from 1949 to 1953, he became one of the most powerful people advocating for nuclear weapons development in the United States government.
William Borden Letter to J. Edgar Hoover Regarding Oppenheimer (November 7, 1953) November 7, 1953. Dear Mr. Hoover: This letter concerns J. Robert Oppenheimer. As you know, he has for some years enjoyed access to various critical activities of the National Security Council, the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Army, Navy and ...
WILLIAM L. BORDEN PAPERS, 1953-1985 2 linear inches (1 small manuscript box) Herbert Hoover Presidential Library BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE William L. Borden was born in 1920 in Washington D.C. and earned bachelor’s and law degrees from Yale University. He worked as a legislative secretary for Connecticut Senator Brien McMahon before becoming Staff Director of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy in ...
Letter from William L. Borden to J. Edgar Hoover, November 7, 1953, 1953 Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1929.
Jul 21, 2023 · This culminated in Strauss colluding with congressional staff member William L. Borden, who wrote the letter accusing Oppenheimer of being a Soviet agent and which led to the hearings.
William Liscum Borden (6 February 1920-8 October 1985) was an American lawyer and congressional staffer who served as executive director of the Atomic Energy Committee from 1949 to 1953, becoming one of the most powerful advocates for nuclear weapons development. William Liscum Borden was born in Washington DC in 1920, and he attended Yale College and was initially a utopian supporter of ...
William Borden is the name of: William Whiting Borden (1887–1913), American philanthropist and missionary. William Cline Borden (1858–1934), American surgeon and planner of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. William L. Borden (1920–1985), American congressional aide and figure in the Oppenheimer security case.
