On this week in 1958, President Eisenhower wrote to Congress requesting supplemental appropriations for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency. One month later, the Secretary of Defense issued a directive establishing the new agency. https://youtu.be/jRz6mY9HZy0 #TBT
“The Defense establishment must therefore plan for a better integration of its defense resources, particularly with respect to the newer weapons now building and under development. These obviously require full coordination in their development, production, and use.