• DocumentCode
    1463611
  • Title

    Kissinger´s Computer: National Security Council Computerization, 1969–1972

  • Author

    Laprise, John

  • Author_Institution
    Northwestern University
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    51
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2011.10
  • Filename
    5723075
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1463611