In October 1960, George B. Kistiakowsky, the Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, requested the National Science Foundation to develop data on the manpower needed in connection with a proposed high‐energy physics program in October, 1960. Specifically, the Foundation was requested to assist in (1) developing “a projection of scientific and engineering manpower needs in high‐energy physics over the ten‐year period, taking into full account…the national program…through an extension of the study conducted by the Technical Committee on High‐Energy Physics…;” (2) “authoritative studies and projection of the likely supply of scientific and engineering manpower over the next ten years;” and (3) “reconciliation of projections of both the manpower needs of high‐energy physics and the likely supply of manpower….”