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HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 



early history of the times when Italy was composed of independent city 

 states which eventually evolved into one nation. He wound up his 

 little history lesson with the remark: "And that's how the Italians 

 were born.'' 



Daddario immediately asked for recognition, and proclaimed: 



Mr. Chairman, I do not think you should give the wrong impression. Italians 

 are born just like everyone else. 



DADDARIO BACKGROUND 



The new chairman was just short of 45 years old when he took the 

 reins of the subcommittee. A Massachusetts native, he gained fame at 

 Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., where he captained both 

 the football and baseball teams. His senior year he was selected as 

 quarterback on the Little All American Team, and Sports Illustrated 

 honored Daddario by naming him to their Ail-Time Little All Ameri- 

 can Team. He also played professional football for Providence while 

 earning his law degree at the University of Connecticut. 



Assigned to the Office of Strategic Services as a military officer in 

 World War II, Daddario drew the delicate and dangerous assignment 

 of negotiating the surrender of German troops in northern Italy prior 

 to the arrival of the American forces. He also served as a major in 

 Korea during combat. Mayor of Middletown, Conn., municipal judge, 

 practicing attorney in Hartford, he had a richly varied background 

 when elected to the House of Representatives in 1958. 



The Committee on Science and Astronautics was an easy choice for 

 Daddario for these reasons: 



I had a great interest in matters affecting technology and science because of my 

 own involvement in intelligence activities in World War II and the Korean conflict 

 where the leadership of science and the applications of technology were so important. 

 I thought that this committee offered me a place to participate, a brand new com- 

 mittee, a wide area of jurisdiction, and involvement in development of applications 

 important to science. 



Bald-headed and bushy-browed, Daddario always walked with 

 the springy step of an erstwhile athlete. Fluent in Italian and French, 

 he had a catholicity of interests which covered not only his own art 

 collection, but also music, the theater, education, economics and 

 international relations. Philip B. Yeager, who served as Daddario's 

 chief of staff for over 10 years on both the Patents and Science Sub- 

 committees, characterizes him in the following terms: 



Mr. Daddario, to use current parlance, is unflappable. * * * He tends to accept 

 people at face value until circumstances dictate otherwise, but his instincts for dis- 



