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Truman creates the National Security Agency

1952 · importance 2/5 · ai_extracted

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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA whole source · open book
The NSA had been created by Truman in 1952 at the urging of Walter Bedell Smith after the crushing surprises of the Korean War.

chapter: Chapter 22

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Start date (EDTF) 1952 End date (EDTF, empty for a point event)

1914 · 1914-07-28 · -0489 (490 BCE) · 1930~ (circa) · 19XX (century) · 197X (decade)

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