Admiral Rickover, A Personal Memoir

Richard Claytor (NRHQ 1956-1973 and attended BRES Class 7) describes his memoir as - "This is not an attempt at a biography. There already exist several excellent well-written biographies of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, including especially Francis Duncan’s Rickover, The Struggle for Excellence. There has been one notable “insider” book on the storied Admiral – that by Ted Rockwell, Rickover’s technical director for several years, The Rickover Effect, How One Man Made a Difference. Rather, this memoir is a collection of experiences and anecdotes from the 17 years I served in the government’s Naval Reactors (NR) Program under Admiral Rickover’s direction."

Richard A. Claytor, the author, a 1949 graduate of Annapolis, joined Admiral Rickover’s program in 1956 following designation as a Navy engineering duty officer and served for 17 years in the Naval Reactors program, first on Rickover’s headquarters staff in Washington and later as his personal representative at the Atomic Energy Commission’s Pittsburgh Naval Reactors Office. Claytor retired from the program in 1973 having advanced to the rank of captain.

It is categorized as a book due to the length and structure.

It is available at the U. S. Naval Institute at https://www.usni.org/archives/memoirs/admiral-rickover-personal-memoir