In 1969, National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger order the National
Security Council to initiate an "information automation" project and this
led to the introduction of computers to the White House. Interested parties
can email me.my soon to be completed dissertation is on the adoption of
computers and the origins of information policy in the White House during
the 1970's.
John Laprise
Doctoral Candidate
Media, Technology, and Society Program
School of Communication
Northwestern University
