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Extraction Summary
3
People
8
Organizations
6
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book page / proof copy (evidence file)
File Size:
1.66 MB
Summary
This document is a page (p. 199) from a book, likely titled 'Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales' (based on the filename ISBN), which was included in a House Oversight Committee document production (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019687). The text provides a historical overview of the rise of the National Security Agency (NSA), detailing its origins in WWII cryptography (breaking Enigma and Purple ciphers), its formal establishment by President Truman in 1952, and its dual mission of protecting US communications while intercepting foreign intelligence during the Cold War. The footer indicates the file was processed or printed on September 30, 2016.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | President of the United States |
Reactivated operation as the Signal Security Agency.
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| Alan Turing | Mathematician / Cryptanalyst |
Led British cryptanalysts in building a computer to decipher German messages.
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| Harry S. Truman | President of the United States |
Expanded the purview of the Army Security Agency and renamed it the National Security Agency in 1952.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| National Security Agency (NSA) |
Subject of the text; established in 1952.
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| Signal Security Agency |
Precursor to the NSA, reactivated by Roosevelt.
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| Army Security Agency |
Precursor to the NSA, based at Fort Meade.
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| U.S. Navy |
Contracted National Cash Register Company to build computing machines.
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| National Cash Register Company |
Contracted to build a machine to break the improved Enigma code.
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| Department of Defense |
Parent organization of the NSA.
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| Department of State |
Recipient of NSA intelligence during the Cold War.
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| The Pentagon |
Recipient of NSA intelligence.
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Timeline (3 events)
1952-10-24
Creation of the National Security Agency by President Truman.
Washington D.C. / Fort Meade
Relationships (3)
Roosevelt reactivated the operation as the Signal Security Agency.
Truman expanded purview and changed name to NSA.
British cryptanalysts led by the brilliant mathematician Alan Turing.
Key Quotes (3)
"This unrivaled capability to read the communications of foreign nations, which remained one of America’s most closely guarded secrets, was transferred to the Army Security Agency"Source
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Quote #1
"The NSA was given two missions. The first one was protecting the communications of the U.S. government."Source
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Quote #2
"The second mission was intercepting all the relevant communications and signals of foreign governments."Source
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Quote #3
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