The Oppenheimer Affair
At the height of McCarthyism, Oppenheimer's politics during the 1930s came under scrutiny and ultimately led to his undoing at the hands of the Atomic Energy Commission in 1953. He asked for a security hearing to review the charges, which went on for four weeks and heard testimony from 40 witnesses including Oppenheimer.
In 2022, the Department of Energy vacated the 1954 Atomic Energy Commission Decision In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
K. D. Nichols, General Manager, AEC, to J. R. Oppenheimer - December 23, 1953- J. R. Oppenheimer to K. D. Nichols, March 4, 1954
- Testimony in the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Gen. Leslie Groves
- Testimony in the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Hans Bethe
- Testimony in the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer - George F. Kerman
- Testimony in the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer - I. I. Rabi
- Testimony in the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Edward Teller
- Findings on the Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer: K. D. Nichols to the USAEC, June 12, 1954
- Decision and Opinions of the United States Atomic Energy Commission in the Matter of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Secretary Granholm Statement on DOE Order Vacating 1954 Atomic Energy Commission Decision In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
To this extent I feel that I would like to see the vital interests of this country in hands which I understand better, and therefore trust more.
In this very limited sense I would like to express a feeling that I would feel personally more secure if public matters would rest in other hands.