Title :
Kissinger´s Computer: National Security Council Computerization, 1969–1972
Author_Institution :
Northwestern University
Abstract :
After National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger ordered the National Security Council to adopt computers to improve its information-management capabilities in 1969, it employed the RAND Corporation, which championed its view of White House needs, and project manager Charles Joyce from the Department of Defense, who championed users´ needs. The ensuing process illustrates how institutional constraints and resources have a powerful effect on technology adoption.
Keywords :
information management; public administration; Kissinger computer; RAND corporation; information management capabilities; national security council computerization; Computers; Hardware; History; Information management; National security; US Department of Defense; Henry Kissinger; History of computing; National Security Council; Nixon Administration; RAND; White House; computer adoption; information automation;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2011.10
