Memo Regarding U-2 Plane Successor

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Description

This memorandum for the record was authored by Andrew J. Goodpaster on June 2, 1960. It concerns the possible construction of a successor plane to the previously destroyed U-2 spy aircraft.

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Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection DDE-WHOSS: White House Office, Office of the Staff Secretary: Records of Paul T. Carroll, Andrew J. Goodpaster, L. Arthur Minnich, and Christopher H. Russell.

National Archives Identifier: 12009439

Full Citation: Memorandum for the Record Authored by Andrew J. Goodpaster; 6/2/1960; Intelligence Matters (15); Alphabetical Subjects, 1953 – 1961; Collection DDE-WHOSS: White House Office, Office of the Staff Secretary: Records of Paul T. Carroll, Andrew J. Goodpaster, L. Arthur Minnich, and Christopher H. Russell,; Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KS. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/memo-u2-successor/, April 2, 2026]

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