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On the recordApril 3, 1957
Through his foresight, wisdom, and experience, he foresaw, during the course of World War II, the problems which would face the postwar world and the urgent need for a permanent, centralized intelligence function.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

Editor's note · Context

Citation Accompanying the National Security Medal Presented to Major General William J. Donovan.

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