Frank Oppenheimer In The 1930's

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In his early life, Oppenheimer was not concerned with politics. He was very isolated with his day-to-day world to be involved with politics, until the 1930’s. His heightened political curiosity in the 1930’s came together with his new association with his new love interest Jean Tatlock, in which she was a known member of the American Communist Party. During this same time he was employed at the University of California, Berkeley, his associations was known to contain members of the American Communist Party. Also, his associations entailed his very own brother, Frank Oppenheimer, who decided to join the Communist Party in late 1937.
He was likely known to agree with the communist goals, it is unknown if he joined the American Communist Party formally. David Hawkins, a …show more content…
All added together, with the Chevalier incident included, the evidence is singularly unimpressive when viewed in the perspective of the 15 years of active life from which it is drawn. Few men could survive such a period of investigation and interrogation without having many of their actions misinterpreted or misunderstood.”
The Commission was to decide if the security of the United States warrants Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer’s continued access to restricted information of the Atomic Energy Commission.
The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 lays upon the Commissioners the duty to reach a determination as to "the character, associations, and loyalty" of the individuals engaged in the work of the Commission. Thus, disloyalty would be one basis for disqualification, but it is only one. Substantial defects of character and imprudent and dangerous associations, particularly with known subversives who place the interests of foreign powers above those of the United States, are also reasons for disqualification (Strauss. Zuckert,
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