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At the confirmation hearing, David Hill testifies that most scientists want Strauss out of government. Pressed on why, he rejects the security explanation: the real cause was Strauss's private vindictiveness toward Oppenheimer, rooted in an old public humiliation that Strauss "never forgave."
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David Hill is called to testify about Lewis Strauss. He grants Strauss's long government service, then says most scientists would rather see him out of government, and not because of security: it was Strauss's personal vindictiveness against Oppenheimer, driven by an old humiliation after Oppenheimer demolished his position on isotope shipments.
The scene is the trial's counterargument, and it is delivered in the calm of a sworn statement rather than a speech. Hill is careful to concede Strauss's virtues first—earnest, hardworking, intelligent—so that what follows lands harder. His explanation of the case is one sentence of motive: "The Oppenheimer matter was initiated and carried through largely through the animus of Lewis Strauss." The rest is the paper trail of a grudge, from an isotope dispute in which Oppenheimer "made mincemeat out of Strauss's position" to a security system used to destroy a rival's influence. What makes the scene sting is that nobody here is shouting; Hill even pre-empts the charge of bias by admitting he has become stirred, and then finishes the job.
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“No board in this country should sit in judgment of a man because he expressed strong opinions.”
A personal case turned into a constitutional principle.
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“If you want to try that case, you should try me.”
An offer of oneself as defendant that indicts the proceeding.
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“The Oppenheimer matter was initiated and carried through largely through the animus of Lewis Strauss.”
A procedural hearing re-described as one man's vendetta.
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“Strauss turned to the personnel security system in order to destroy Oppenheimer's effectiveness,”
One sentence naming how a security process became a weapon.
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Dr. Bush, I thought I was performing a service to my country when hearing this case. No board in this country should sit in judgment of a man because he expressed strong opinions. If you want to try that case, you should try me. Excuse me, gentlemen, if I become stirred, but I am.
The Oppenheimer matter was initiated and carried through largely through the animus of Lewis Strauss. Oppenheimer made mincemeat out of Strauss's position on the shipment of isotopes to Norway, and Strauss never forgave him this public humiliation. Another controversy between them centered around their differences in judgment on how the H-bomb would contribute to national security. Strauss turned to the personnel security system in order to destroy Oppenheimer's effectiveness, and Strauss was able to find a few ambitious men who also disagreed with Oppenheimer's positions and envied him his prestige in government circles.
Siguiente · 27Haven't the slightest ideaLa escena: Kitty Testifies Before the BoardHe is a scientist asked to testify about Lewis Strauss, and he speaks about how Strauss treated Oppenheimer rather than about security itself.
He says it was driven by the animus of Lewis Strauss, who never forgave Oppenheimer for publicly humiliating him, and who used the security system to destroy his influence.
Oppenheimer made mincemeat out of Strauss's position on shipping isotopes to Norway, and Strauss never forgave the public humiliation.
He says no board in the country should sit in judgment of a man merely because he expressed strong opinions, and offers himself to be tried instead.
It means to put someone on trial and judge them; Hill argues that a board should not judge a man for his opinions.
