Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Tenth anniversary of Dept. of Defense, Secretary of Defense Office, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Swearing in of Asst, Sec. Foote for research and development, Dept.
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