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It reads: LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 1530 P Street, NW. WAShINgTON 25, D. C. Juir 5, 1945. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: In a letter dated November 17, 1944, President Roosevelt requested my recommendations on the following points: (1) What can be done, consistent with military security, and with the prior approval of the military authorities, to make known to the world as soon as possible the contributions which have been made during our war effort to scientific knowledge? (2) With particular reference to the war of science against disease, what can be done now to organize a program for continuing in the future the work which has been done in medicine and related sciences? (3) What can the Government do now and in the future to aid research activities by public and private organizations? (4) Can an effective program be proposed for discovering and developing scientific talent in American youth so that the continuing future of scientific research in this country may be assured

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It reads: LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 1530 P Street, NW. WAShINgTON 25, D. C. Juir 5, 1945. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: In a letter dated November 17, 1944, President Roosevelt requested my recommendations on the following points: (1) What can be done, consistent with military security, and with the prior approval of the military authorities, to make known to the world as soon as possible the contributions which have been made during our war effort to scientific knowledge? (2) With particular reference to the war of science against disease, what can be done now to organize a program for continuing in the future the work which has been done in medicine and related sciences? (3) What can the Government do now and in the future to aid research activities by public and private organizations? (4) Can an effective program be proposed for discovering and developing scientific talent in American youth so that the continuing future of scientific research in this country may be assured
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Mar-2023 21:47:43 UTC Robert McNees
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In July of 1945, Vannevar Bush wrote to President Truman, responding to a request made by Roosevelt in 1944.
He submitted a report titled "Science the Endless Frontier." It outlined a plan for federal support of the sciences and the establishment of what would become the National Science Foundation.

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