Louis A. Johnson
Louis A. Johnson
Louis Arthur Johnsonwas the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1937 to 1940. He was the second United States Secretary of Defense, serving in the cabinet of President Harry S. Truman from March 28, 1949 to September 19, 1950...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth10 January 1891
CountryUnited States of America
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To the limit the present law allows, I promise you there will be unification as rapidly as the efficiency of the service permits it.
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In the light of the actual fighting that is now in progress, we have reached the point where the military considerations clearly outweigh the fiscal considerations.
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Eighty percent of the problems that beset unification immediately disappeared when the President signed the bill increasing the authority and the responsibility of the Secretary of Defense.