CIA • 2019

IN THE MILITARY STYLE: DWIGHT EISENHOWER

Approved for Release: 2019/03/14 C06788937 o_gRE-ir (U) In the Military Style: Dwight Eisenhower 81 Having served on active duty in the US Army from 1915 to 1948, Dwight Eisenhower as president not surprisingly organized his national security apparatus along the lines of a military staff, with large meetings and formal briefings. He made it clear early on that he did not read the Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) and did not want to receive written materials or have regular meetings with CIA officers. Instead, Eisenhower preferred to get his intelligence information mostly from DCI Allen Dulles's briefing that led off what Eisenhower later called "the most important weekly meeting of the government"�the NSC session held on Thursdays at 0900...