TRIP TO BOSTON TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DRAPER LABORATORY

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• Publication Date: August 26, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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26 August 1988
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: William M. Baker
-.Director, Public Affairs Office
SUBJECT: Trip to Boston to Address the Board
of Directors of the Draper Laboratory
1. This is background information for your trip to Boston to address a
dinner meeting of the Board of Directors of the Charles Stark Draper
Laboratory, Inc. (CSDL) on Tuesday, 6 September. The meeting will be held at
the Algonquin Club, 217 Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay section of
Boston. Phone: [phone]. Since the press will not be present, a
member of the Public Affairs Office will not accompany you unless you request
it. A business suit is the dress for the occasion.
2. Arrangements for the Dinner Meeting and Address of the Board of
Directors of the Draper Laboratory: You are asked to be in the lobby of the
Algonquin Club at 6:00 p.m. where you will be met by President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Draper Laboratory, General Ralph Jacobson USAF
(Ret.) General Jacobson (Jake) will'escort you to the third floor for the
reception and dinner in dining rooms one and two. Dinner will be served at
7:00 p.m. Your remarks are scheduled to begin between 7:45 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
and General Jacobson will introduce you. The suggested format is 10-15
minutes of remarks followed by 30 minutes of discussion. Adjournment is at
9:30 p.m. General Jacobson requests that the meeting be off-the-record. You
will be seated between Chairman of the Board of Directors Joseph Charyk on
your right and General Jacobson on your left. (See tab for biographies.) All
other attendees will be seated at a large round table and the seating is
unassigned. You are asked to address the group at the table. Since this is a
small group a podium and microphone will not be available.
General Jacobson asked me to let you know that he was not planning to tape
the program, but said he would not mind if we did. My sense is the group
would be more comfortable if we did not tape. Unless you feel strongly that
you would like your remarks taped for the historical record, we will not do
so. Draper Laboratory does not plan to publish any of your remarks.
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3. Audience: You will have an audience of 18 members of thc Board of
Directors of the Draper Laboratory which include the following:
Donald J. Atwood, Jr.
Solomon J. Buchsbaum
David V. Burke,
Captain, USN (Ret.)
Joseph V. Charykt-
Paul C. Dow, Jr.
David C. Driscoll
Robert A. Duffy
Donald C. Fraser
Joseph G. Gavin, Jr.
Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.
Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.)
Ralph H. Jacobson
William A. Nierenberg
Vice Chairman, General Motors
Corporation
Executive Vice President,
Customer Systems, AT&T Bell
Laboratories
Vice President Engineering,
CSDL
Chairman, Board of Directors,
Charles Stark Draper
Laboratory, Inc., Retired
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Communications
Satellite Corporation (COMSAT)
Head, Navy Strategic Programs
Department, CSDL
Vice President, Finance and
Treasurer, CSDL
Consultant/Ito the President
(1987); President and CEO
(1972-87), CSDL
Vice President for Technical
Operations, CSDL
Senior Management Consultant
and Former President, Grumman
Corporation
Former Executive Director,
Education and Training, AFCEA
President and Chief Executive
Officer, Cal
Director Emeritus, Scripps
Institution of Oceanography,
Vice Chancellor Emeritus of
Marine Sciences, University
of California, San Diego
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Joseph F. O'Connor
Peter C. Read
Frederick J. Robbins
Robert C. Seamans, Jr.
William Stanton,
Robert M. White
(See tab for biographies.)
Vice President, Personnel and
Administration and Assistant
Secretary of the Corwation,
CSDL
Executive Vice President,
Bank of Boston
Secretary of the Corporation,
CSDL--
Senior Lecturer, MIT
Vice President, Corporate
Development, CSDL
President, National Academy
of Engineering
4. Background: The Laboratory was founded by Dr. Charles Stark Draper
before World War II and was known as the Instrumentation Laboratory of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Doc" Draper who was also the director
of the famed research Laboratory that bears his name died in 1987 at the age
of 85. In addition he served as head of the Aeronautics and Astronautics
Department at MIT. He evolved the theory, invented and developed the
technology, and led the effort that made inertial navigation operational in
aircraft, submarines, missiles and space vehicles. He is known as "the Father
of Inertial Navigation." His theory provided the navigation system for
sending the Apollo to the moon. (See background tab)
As a result of the unrest during the Vietnam War, the Laboratory was
divested from MIT and became a not-for-profit institution whose purpose is to
contribute to the national interest. At the time of divestment a group of
distinguished Americans was formed to hold the assets of the Laboratory in
trust for the taxpayers of the United States. This group is called the Draper
Corporation and numbers approximately 35 at any one time. From this group
approximately 12 to 13 are elected as Board Members of the Laboratory and
function much the same as the Board of Directors of any corporation. (See tab
for list of members, directors, and officers.) According to General Jacobson,
remuneration is small and serving on the board is similar to the CSDL
Directors' participating in a public service. (For further information see
brochure in front pocket.)
This is the second dinner meeting program held by the Board of Directors.
The speaker at the first meeting was Dr. James Howell, Chief Economist for the
Bank of Boston.
William M. Baker
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS/CONTACTS
Trip to Boston, Massachusetts
To Address the Board of Directors
of the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
Tuesday, 6 September 1988
Mid-afternoon Depart, National Airport
Transportation, Lear Jet
6:00 p.m.
6:05 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:45 p.m.
Arrive, Hanscom Air Force Base
BedforA, Massachusetts
Arrive, Algonquin Club
217 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston (Back Bay section)
Met by President and CEO of Draper Laboratory
General Ralph Jacobson(lJaken)
Phone: [phone]
Reception, third floor dining rooms one and two
Dinner, third floor dining rooms one and two
Introduction, General Jacobson
Address by The Honorable Robert M. Gates
10-15 minute remarks, 30 minutes of OA
9:30 p.m. Adjournment
10:00 p.m. Depart, Hanscom Air Fprce Base
Bedford, Massachusetts
11:15 p.m. Arrive, Washington, D.C. area
Contacts: General Jake Jacobson [phone]
Secretary, Peggy Hood
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Atwood, Donald J Jr
Member. 1980
Director. 1982
Augustine. Norman R.
Member. 1981
Buchsbaum. Solomon J.
Menther. 1983
Director. 1986
Cannon. Robert II., Jr.
Afernher. 1974. 1983
Charyk, Joseph V.
Member. 1980
Director. 1981
Chairman. 1987
Collins. John F.
Member. 1974
Davis. Leighton I.
Member. 1975
Member Emeritus. 1980
Deutch. John M.
Member. 1981
Dixon. Robert J.
Member. 1980
Driscoll. David C.
Treasurer. 1973
Vice President &
Treasurer. 1981
Duffy. Robert A.
Director. 1972
President &
CEO. 1973-87
Evans. Bob 0.
Member. 1974
Fink. Daniel J.
Member. 1982
Fossum. Robert R.
Member. 1982
Fraser. Donald C.
Vice President. 1981
Fye, Paul M.
Member. 1974
Member Emeritus. 1982
as of February 1988
Gavin. Joseph G., Jr
Member. 1981
Director. 1982
Gliormley. Ralph M.
Member. 1983
Gooding, Robert C.
Member. 1977
Gravely, Samuel L., Jr.
Member. 1980
Director. 1981
Hawes, Ralph E.. Jr.
Member. 1981
Hayward. John T.
Director. 1973
Member Emeritus. 1982
Hill. Albert G.
Chairman. 1972
Member Emeritus. 1982
Hunter, Allan B.
Member. 1979
Jacobson, Ralph H.
Director. 1987
President & Chief
Eitec.utire Officer. 1987
Jones_Frank S.
Member. 1980
Keil, Alfred A.H.
Director. 1974
Member Emeritus. 1983
Kelky, Albert J.
Member. 1975
Kerr, Donald M.
Member. 1982
MacVicar, Margaret LA.
Member. 1981
McKay, Kenneth G.
Director. 1974
Chairman. 1982-87
Member Emeritus. 1987
Monroe. Robert R.
Member. 1983
Niercnberg, William A.
Member. 1974
Director. 1981
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Secretary. /973
Iii President A A in.
Secretary. 1981
Perkins. Courtland D.
Alen:her. 1974
Director. 1975
Member Emeritus. 1983
Phillips. Samuel C.
itfertzber, 1980
Piorc, Emanuel R.
Director. 1972
Member Enwritus. 1981
Puckett. Allen E.
Member. 1974
Read, Peter C.
Member. 1981
Director. 1983
Reed, Thomas C.
Member. 1987
Robbins. Frederick J.
Secretary. 1973
Sanders. Charles A.
Member. 1975
Director. 1978-84
?as of February 1988
Sc:im.stts. Robert 1....11.
nitecitir. /97.i. /977
Spiaguc. Robert C.
Director.. 1972
Member Emeritm. /979
Stratton, Julius A.
Director. 1972
Member Emeritus. 19/r
Wertheim, Robert H.
Member. 1981
Wheeler. Mark C.
Director. 1972
Afember Emeritus. 1981
White. Robert M.
Member. 1982
Director. 1983
Widnall, Sheila E.
Af ember. 1986
Wolff, Peter A.
Member. 1974
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LiThe Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
555 Technology Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Telephone [phone]
29 July 1988
Office of the President
The Honorable Robert M. Gates
Deputy Director Central Intelligence
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Bob:
Thank you very much for accepting our invitation to speak at a dinner
meeting of the Board of Directors of the Draper Laboratory. I am delighted at
the prospect of seeing you again, and all the Members of our Board are eagerly
anticipating your informal remarks after dinner. The evening will commence
with cocktails at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 6 at the Algonquin Club, 217
Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay section of Boston. Dinner will follow at
7:00 pm in the private dining rooms in the club (Algonquin 1 & 2).
Perhaps a few words about the Draper Laboratory would be useful to you.
The Laboratory was started by Dr. Charles Stark Draper before World War II and
was known as the Instrumentation Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. Doc was the Head of the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department
at M.I.T. As a result of the unrest during the Vietnam War, the Laboratory
was divested from M.I.T. and became a separate not-for-profit institution
whose purpose is to contribute to the national interest. At the time of
divestment a group of distinguished Americans was formed to hold the assets of
the Laboratory in trust for the tax payers of the United States. This group
is called the Draper Corporation and numbers approximately 35 at any one time.
From this group of 35, around 12 to 13 are elected as Board Members of the
Laboratory and function much the same as the Board of Directors of any corpo-
ration.
I have enclosed a copy of our last annual report, the last two pages of
which contain the names of all Members of the Draper Corporation and Board
Members. I have also enclosed some information on each of the Board Members,
all of whom plan to attend the dinner on September 6.
Thanks again, Bob, for agreeing to come and meet with us. We are very
much looking forward to it. Please have your staff contact me at (617) 258-
2868 if we can be of any assistance with arrangements for your trip to Boston.
Warm regards,
Ra H. Jacobson
resident and CEO
RHJ:pah
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