What the White House tapes really show. (White House Communications Agency and tapes of White House coffees with supporters)(includes related article on President's knowledge of goings-on within White House)

Washington Monthly | December 1, 1997| | Copyright

Once upon a time there was a tiny organization within the United States War Department known as the White House Signal Detachment. Created in December 1941 by President Franklin Roosevelt, the White House Signal Detachment wasn't even a real agency for the first three months of its life. Rather, it was an unofficial collection of 32 members of the U.S. Army whose low-profile mission was to provide secure lines of communication for the president during World War II. Officially activated in March 1942, WHSD has since undergone two name changes and a couple of shifts in ...

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