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Extraction Summary
4
People
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Organizations
2
Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Manuscript / book draft page (house oversight committee production)
File Size:
1.28 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or book draft (marked with a House Oversight Bates stamp) narrating historical events regarding space exploration and U.S. intelligence operations. It details the 1958 launch of a satellite carrying President Eisenhower's Christmas message, citing a source named "George" regarding the secrecy of the mission. The text also transitions to a discussion of Operation Paperclip in 1945, noting President Truman's order to recruit scientists from Nazi Germany.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| George | Source/Informant |
Tells the narrator about the secrecy regarding the 1958 satellite launch and Eisenhower's insistence on it.
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| Dwight Eisenhower | U.S. President |
Recorded the first message transmitted from space; insisted on project secrecy.
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| Arthur C. Clarke | British Author |
Credited with the first known reference to communication satellites in a 1945 story.
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| Harry Truman | U.S. President |
Ordered Operation Paperclip.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| United States |
Country receiving Nazi scientists; country of the President.
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| Nazi Germany |
Source of scientists recruited for Operation Paperclip.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Producing body of the document (inferred from footer).
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Timeline (2 events)
1945
Operation Paperclip launched to recruit scientists from Nazi Germany.
United States / Germany
Harry Truman
600 scientists
December 1958
Launch of a satellite by an Atlas rocket carrying a tape-recorded message from Eisenhower.
Outer Space
Dwight Eisenhower
The team
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Destination for Operation Paperclip scientists.
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Location of the satellite.
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Relationships (1)
"George tells me."
Key Quotes (3)
""The satellite payload became famous for the tape-recorded message from President Dwight Eisenhower, who insisted that this project remain top secret," George tells me."Source
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Quote #1
""He said the launch would be aborted if any word leaked out, because he didn' t want a chance of failure to tarnish our image.""Source
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Quote #2
""This is the president of the United States speaking. Through the marvels of scientific advance, my voice is coming to you via a satellite circling in outer space.""Source
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Quote #3
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