I found this a particularly good read:<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;rickovercorpus.org&#x2F;?file=https%3A%2F%2Frickover-corpus.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2FFreedom%2Band%2Bthe%2BKnowledge%2BGap.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;rickovercorpus.org&#x2F;?file=https%3A%2F%2Frickover-corp...</a>

Yes, it mentions the energy crisis so dates it to late 70s at least. Also President Reagan, so after 1981. Probably well after.

There&#x27;s a lot of timeless, good analysis. But there&#x27;s also somewhat dated concerns (like the energy crisis stuff) where it&#x27;s clear that he&#x27;s responding to the issue du jour.

I&#x27;m two pages in, and it is excellent.

The Nixon memo is dated for 1980 from after Nixon was president.

&quot;Some thoughts on the presidency&quot; [1](The site&#x27;s index dates this to 1952, but it mentions &quot;the events of 1974.&quot;)[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;rickover-corpus.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com&#x2F;Some+Thoughts+on+the+Presidency.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;rickover-corpus.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com&#x2F;Some+Thou...</a>

It is always interesting how such principles are much older than our current examples!

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Ah, it&#x27;s Apple&#x27;s DRI (Directly Responsible Individual) designation!

I’ve known some lovable @$$#ol3$ who have the rare amalgamation of talent, self-possession, misanthropy. Their successes seem unrelated to their persons. Purely anecdotal, but don’t they all have difficult parents…

I&#x27;ve read a few articles about him, but I never heard him speak. I just pulled this up, and I find it fascinating:<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;taproot.com&#x2F;rickover-60-minutes-interview&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;taproot.com&#x2F;rickover-60-minutes-interview&#x2F;</a>

From the website:This project was compiled and digitized by Charles Yang under the Center for Industrial Strategy, with assistance from Jacks Flenniken.

Truly amazing resource. Thanks to the folks funding this, and doing the scans.

Yep, a complex, flawed character.Unquestionably the right person for that particular job, though. He was Mr. &quot;Failure is Not an Option&quot; years before Gene Kranz.

Ah, the &quot;Kindly Old Gentleman&quot;...Though a very difficult man to get on with... He did champion the correct building of the first nuclear subs.

Different domains. Admiral Rickover focused on the nuclear propulsion aspect of the navy. Its like comparing the CEO of a company with one of the heads of engineering.

Never heard of this guy - Nimitz seems better

The Rickover Corpus: A digital archive of Admiral Rickover's speeches and memos