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