Dr. Beckman 's visit on Monday, March 23 : personal and confidential memo to Mr. Webb, Dr. Dryden, Dr. Semens and Dr. Newell, 1964 Mar 20.

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Dr. Beckman 's visit on Monday, March 23 : personal and confidential memo to Mr. Webb, Dr. Dryden, Dr. Semens and Dr. Newell, 1964 Mar 20.

This memo describes Dr. Beckman's replacement of Dr. DuBridge as primary contact for contract negotiations related to management problems with JPL following his appointment as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of California Institute of Technology.

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