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Admiral William D. Leahy
(6 May 1875 - 20 Jul 1959)
American who was the first U.S. military officer to hold a five-star rank. He was President Truman's liaison to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Science Quotes by Admiral William D. Leahy (1)
That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The [atomic] bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives.
[A skeptical comment on the U.S. Atomic Bomb Project, to President Harry S. Truman in 1945.]
[A skeptical comment on the U.S. Atomic Bomb Project, to President Harry S. Truman in 1945.]
— Admiral William D. Leahy
Memoirs: Year of Decisions (1955), Vol. 1, 11.
