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Victory on the Potomac: The Goldwater-Nichols Act Unifies the Pentagon

2. Goldwater-Nichols Act -- Historical Significance. Defense Secretary Les Aspin:

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Victory on the Potomac: The Goldwater-Nichols Act Unifies the Pentagon

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    1. 1 Victory on the Potomac: The Goldwater-Nichols Act Unifies the Pentagon James R. Locher III 47th Annual Military Librarians Workshop December 9, 2003

    2. 2 Goldwater-Nichols Act -- Historical Significance Defense Secretary Les Aspin: “One of the landmark laws of American history . . . probably the greatest sea change in the history of the American military since the Continental Congress created the Continental Army in 1775” Admiral Bill Owens: “watershed event for the military since the second World War” National Archives: “crown-jewel of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s legislative achievement of its first 50 years”

    3. 3 Pre-1941 History public attitudes strongly antimilitary military neglected and rejected amateur soldiers and armies interest in technical skills only military isolated from society denied vote in certain states as late as 1908 organizational problems insufficient central authority in Army and Navy president as sole coordinator mutual cooperation -- favored method of Army-Navy interaction

    4. 4 Pearl Harbor: “ a humiliation without precedent in American history”

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