1957 folder titled Joint Committee on Atomic Energy: Minutes of Executive Sessions, Volume 75 with Classified at the top and bottom of the cover. Atomic Energy Session. The binder, owned by former staff member Wayne Brobeck, was given to him upon his departure from the commission. ** PLEASE NOTE: THIS WAS A RETIREMENT PRESENT, NOT A FOLDER WITH CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN IT. THE PAGES CONTAINED IN THE NOTEBOOK HAVE ZERO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. THIS WAS A PRESENTATION FOLDER GIVEN TO A COMMITTEE MEMBER AS A MEMENTO OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE AEC. THERE IS NO DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING EVEN REMOTELY RELATED TO ATOMIC ENERGY, WEAPONS, POLICY OR OTHER CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. ** The commission and subsequent subcommittees were chaired by Sen. Albert Gore, Rep. John Dempsey, Sen. John Pastore, Rep. Melvin Price, Rep. Chet Holifield, Sen. Henry Jackson, among others. Included are a binder of the (not classified) minutes from the sessions stamped with the official congressional seal and another binder with photographs of then-current senators' and representatives' signatures and well wishes to Mr. Brobeck, including Sen. Albert Gore, Lewis Strauss, Rep. Sterling Cole, etc. Approx. 18 signatures in all by various congressmen. Historical note: The commission spearheaded the development of the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), which launched in 1954. Interior photos of the sub are included in the photo album.
