Apr 8 1972
From The Space Library
Atomic Energy Commission named its Los Alamos, N. Mex., Meson Physics Facility for Sen. Clinton P. Anderson (D-N. Mex.), member of Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, and celebrated "Clinton P. Anderson Day" with ceremonies in Los Alamos. History of space and nuclear rocket programs was recounted by AEC Commissioner James T. Ramey in welcoming speech: "Senator Anderson with some help from the Chairman of the AEC almost had the Joint Committee and AEC responsible for the emerging space program after Sputnik." Joint Committee "held one of the first series of hearings on the development of rocket technology for outer space. These hearings represented one of the times that Senator Anderson . . . and Admiral [Lewis L.] Strauss of the AEC were in entire public agreement on a project. Senator Anderson was thinking of putting space under the Joint Committee and Admiral Strauss was interested in the space development program being under AEC. Their mutual interest was short-lived, however, since the then Senate Majority Leader Lyndon [B.] Johnson apparently had different ideas on this subject!" (AEC Release P-95; Text)
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