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The Shadowy Story of Oppenheimer and Congress
The Daily
Roosevelt's Memo and the Manhattan Project Funding
Roosevelt's memo to Veneaver Bush signaled the administration's urgent need for funds due to the proximity of Germany in developing the atomic bomb. This prompted the administration to seek a substantial cash infusion from Congress and disclose the secret project to a select group of lawmakers. Henry L. Stimson was tasked with obtaining approval and maintaining secrecy, leading to two separate secret meetings with lawmakers, one of which included General George Marshall to emphasize the gravity of the situation.
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