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1982 Significant Rickover Testimony and Speeches (1953 - 1981)
H. G. Rickover
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
1982
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The Joint Economic Committee of the 97th Congress had the following prepared and made available for use by the Committee.
Part 2 of 6 consists of a 773-page compiled collection of significant congressional testimony and speeches by Adm. H.G. Rickover, 1953-81. These do not include any of the known testimony before the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. For information, the other parts are:
pt. 1. [No distinctive title]
pt. 2. Selected congressional testimony and speeches by Adm. H.G. Rickover, 1953-81
pt. 3. Navy contracts and government policies
pt. 4. Shipbuilding claims
pt. 5. Lawyers and legal ethics
pt. 6. Cost accounting standards, independent research and development, and miscellaneous matters.
These are organized by the following areas:
Profits on Defense Contracts (29 pages)
Business and Society (86 pages)
Government Contracting (63 pages)
Shipbuilding Problems (96 pages)
Education (151 pages)
Development of Nuclear Power (136 pages)
Democracy (38 pages)
Miscellaneous (174 pages)
The following is a table of contents: SELECTED CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY AND SPEECHES BY ADM. H. G. RICKOVER, 1953-81
PROFITS ON DEFENSE CONTRACTS
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Subcommittee on General Oversight and Renegotiation of the House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs.
March 22, 1979 - 1
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Subcommittee on Investigations of the House Committee on Armed Services.
June 25, 1980 - 13
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems of the House Committee on Armed Services.
June 16, 1981 - 21
BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
"Business and Freedom," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, at the Economic Club of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
November 7, 1975 - 29
Opening remarks of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
March 8, 1979 - 51
"Accounting Practices - Do They Protect the Public?" by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, at the Federal Government Accountants Association 19th Annual Symposium.
June 18, 1970 - 73
LEGAL PROFESSION
"Lawyers Versus Society," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the New York Patent Law Association, Inc.
March 30, 1979 - 99
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
Patents -
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, to the Monopoly Subcommittee of the Senate Small Business Committee.
December 19, 1977 - 115
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, to the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
June 6, 1979 - 133
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, to the House Committee on Government Operations.
September 16, 1980 - 144
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Joint Economic Committee.
September 29, 1975 - 153
CONSULTANTS
Opening remarks of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee.
August 20, 1980 - 168
SHIPBUILDING PROBLEMS
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Joint Economic Committee.
April 28, 1971 - 178
Opening remarks of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Subcommittee on Priorities and Economy in Government, Joint Economic Committee.
June 7, 1976 - 201
Opening remarks of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Subcommittee on Priorities and Economy in Government, Joint Economic Committee.
December 29, 1977 - 214
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Defense Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations.
May 5, 1981 - 244
EDUCATION
"The Balance Sheet on Education," remarks prepared by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, for delivery at a luncheon sponsored by the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation, Inc., Engineering Society of Detroit.
November 22, 1957 - 274
"The Role of the Critic," remarks prepared by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, for delivery at the Tenth Institute of the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation, Inc., New York.
November 19, 1959 - 294
"A National Standard for Education," Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, at the Annual Dinner Meeting of the Greater Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce.
April 18, 1963 - 321
"The Talented Mind - Opportunity and Obligation," article for Saturday Evening Post by Adm. H. G. Rickover.
May 1963 - 348
"The Purpose of Education," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of Reading and Bucks County, Reading, Pa. May 27, 1976 - 372
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, to the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Senate Committee on Human Resources.
July 14, 1977 - 397
DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR POWER
Editorial from The Journal of Reactor Science and Technology.
June 5, 1953 - 425
"Administering a Large Military Development Project," delivered to U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.
March 16, 1954 - 428
Statement of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production of the House Committee on Science and Technology.
May 24, 1979 - 447
DEMOCRACY
"Democracy and Bureaucracy," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, at a symposium sponsored by The Fund for the Republic, Inc.
December 7, 1963 - 561
"The Decline of the Individual," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, on the occasion of the Golden Anniversary Celebration at Longview, Washington. June 30, 1973 - 582
MISCELLANEOUS
"Engineering Opportunities," given at Northwestern University.
December 2, 1953 - 599
"Freedom and the Knowledge Gap," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, upon accepting the Franklin Medal for Distinguished Service presented by the Printing Industries of Metropolitan New York.
January 16, 1967 - 610
"Personal Accountability in Financial Management," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, at the Financial Management Conference, Washington, D.C.
January 31, 1973 - 627
"A Humanistic Technology," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, at the Centennial Celebration of the University of Notre Dame College of Engineering.
February 22, 1974 - 638
"The Role of Engineering in the Navy," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the National Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
August 30, 1974 - 667
Opening remarks by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, before the Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.
April 4, 1977 - 711
"Thoughts on Man's Purpose in Life," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, at the Commencement Ceremony of Hampden-Sydney College.
May 13, 1979 - 717
"Environmental Perspective," by Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, at the 1979 Annual Convention of the International Platform Association, Washington, D.C.
August 1, 1979 - 729
"Doing a Job," remarks of Adm. H. G. Rickover, USN, at the 1981 Egleston Medal Award Dinner, Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science.
November 5, 1981 - 756
For information, the following JCAE testimony occurred from 1957 - 1974 - many of these are available as separate documents.
Feb. 25, 1974, hearing : "Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program-1974. "
Feb. 8, 1972, and Mar. 28, 1973, hearings : "Naval Nuclear Propulsion Pro- gram-1972-73. "
May 5, 1971-Sept. 30, 1972, hearing and subsequent inquiry of the Subcommittee
on Military Applications : "Nuclear Propulsion for Naval Warships. "
Mar. 10, 1971 , hearing : "Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program --1971 ."
Mar. 19, 20, 1970, hearings : "Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program-1970. "
April 23, 1969, hearing : "Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program-1969. "
July 25, 1968, hearing : "Nuclear Submarines of Advanced Design, " pt. 2.
June 21, 1968, hearing : "Nuclear Submarines of Advanced Design. "
Feb. 8, 1968 and Mar. 16, 1967, hearings : "Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program,
1967-68."
Jan. 26, 1966, hearing : "Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. "
June 26, 27, July 23, 1963, and July 1, 1964, hearings : "Loss of the U.S.S. Thresher."
December 1963, report : "Nuclear Propulsion for Naval Surface Vessels."
Oct. 30, 31, and Nov. 13, 1963, hearings : "Nuclear Propulsion for Naval Surface Vessels."
Mar. 31 and Apr. 1, 1962, hearings : "Tour of the U.S.S. Enterprise and Report
on Joint AEC-Naval Reactor Program. "
Apr. 9, 1960, hearing : "Naval Reactor Program and Polaris Missile Systems."
Apr. 11 and 15, 1959, hearings : "Review of Naval Reactor Program and Admiral Rickover Award."
Mar. 7 and Apr. 12, 1957, hearings : "Naval Reactor Program and Shippingport Project. "