Gen. Leslie Groves

Lieutenant General, US Army Corps of Engineers; Director of the Manhattan Project

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

@LeoSzil @PrezHTruman And yet you were perfectly satisfied to use the bomb on Hitler... Now that he's dead & Germany surrendered, you're suddenly against using the bomb. Not a great moral outlook… #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

@HenryStim @Cu132Gen Fine, we’ll take it off--not just atomic list but conventional list as well. Will replace with Nagasaki. #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

It's been a long road, @OppenheimerJBob, but "I think one of the wisest things I ever did was when I selected the director of Los Alamos." #Bromance #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

"The debt our country owes them is not measurable." #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

“I want to emphasize as strongly as I can my gratitude to & admiration for the tens of thousands of devoted, hard-working men & women whose combined efforts made possible the greatest scientific and technical achievement of all time." #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

2pm call to @OppenheimerJBob / Me: “I’m very proud of you and your people.” / Opp: “It went alright?” / Me: “Apparently it went with a tremendous bang.” / Opp: “Right. Everybody is feeling reasonably good about it & I extend my heartiest congratulations.” #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

Wrote official order for Air Force to deliver first “special bomb” as soon as weather permits after 3 August 1945 #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

@GeneralDoug13 If that's what it takes to keep our boys safe, you bet I am, Sir! We always have them in mind, Sir. Always. #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

For the love of Pete @RichFeynman13, stop picking locks and SENDING YOUR WIFE CODED PUZZLES IN THE MAIL! #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

@JoeRotblat My team screens everyone. EVERYONE. #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

PS: @OppenheimerJBob, make sure you keep a tight leash on Kitty. My wife knows nothing & yours shouldn't either. If asked, Grace says, “idk, I never know what he’s doing.” Kitty knows, and does, and says too much! The other gals don't like her, you know... #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

Dear Dr. @OppenheimerJBob: Until our work is complete, I must ask you to take certain precautions w/ respect to your personal safety: a) Refrain from flying in any airplane & b) Refrain from driving w/o an armed guard. - Sincerely, L. R. Groves, Brigadier General, C. E. #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

@BigBadBobSerber @OppenheimerJBob It's true! I have but two weaknesses in this world: chocolate turtles & ice cream sundaes. You, on the other hand... #TooManyToList #LittleBoy #MarriedYourCousin #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

Formed committee w/ Gen Hap Arnold, Chief of US Army Air Forces, to determine which cities in Japan would be targeted. Decision: Kokura, Hiroshima, Niigata, Kyoto. #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

The Soviets are trying harder than ever to get info about our project. We know they’ve been in contact with employees @ the Rad & Met Lab but not much else. So many thousands of people involved in project now, hard to keep sealed. Remember folks #SilenceMeansSecurity #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

Just for fun, I set up a timed trial in TN: the Calutron Girls vs the trained physicists to see who could generate the most enriched uranium on the calutrons. Guess who won? #HillbillyWomenBeatYou #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

@Cu132Gen Congratulations General! Well deserved! #ImALittleJealous #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

@BigBadBobSerber @WernerHeis @OppenheimerJBob @EnricoFermi13 @RichFeynman13 Duly noted #2018CUAB

[Gen. Leslie Groves @Groves_theGreat]

@EdwardTeller13 My three favorite words: "faster" and "more efficient"! Do you think he can help us figure out a way to prevent predetonation? #2018CUAB