Subommittees 1955-78

The Senate Committee on Armed Services, 1947-1996

• A Brief History of the Committee
  • Formative Years, 1947-1954
  • The Russell Era, 1955-1968
  • The Stennis Era, 1969-1980
  • A New Era, 1981-1996
• Descriptions of Committee Records
  • Records of the Committee on Armed Services, 1947-1986 from Guide to the Records of the United States Senate at the National Archives
  • Records of Committees Relating to Defense, 1816-1988 from Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States
  • Historical Documents
• Historical Information
  • Committee Chairmen, 1947-present
  • Major Subcommittees and their Chairmen, 1955-1978
  • Bibliography
• U.S. Senate Website Resources
  • Senate Armed Services Committee
  • Senate Historical Office
  • U.S. Senate

Historical Information: Major Subcommittees and their Chairmen, 1955-1978

• 84th Congress (1955-56)
• 85th Congress (1957-58)
• 86th Congress (1959-60)
• 87th Congress (1961-62)
• 88th Congress (1963-64)
• 89th Congress (1965-66)
• 90th Congress (1967-68)
• 91st Congress (1969-70)
• 92nd Congress (1971-72)
• 93rd Congress (1973-74)
• 94th Congress (1975-76)
• 95th Congress (1977-78)

84th Congress (1955-56)

• Air Force, W. Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• Central Intelligence Agency, Richard B. Russell, Jr. (D-GA)
• Civil Defense, Estes Kefauver (D-TN)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• Officer Grade Limitations, John C. Stennis (D-MS)
• Preparedness Investigating, Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
• Real Estate and Military Construction, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Status of Forces Treaty, Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. (D-NC)

85th Congress (1957-58)

• Central Intelligence, Richard Russell (D-GA)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• Preparedness Investigating, Lyndon Johnson (D-TX)
• Military Construction, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Status of Forces Treaty, Sam Ervin, Jr. (D-NC)

86th Congress (1959-60)

• Central Intelligence, Richard Russell (D-GA)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• Preparedness Investigating, Lyndon Johnson (D-TX)
• Procurement Policies and Practices, Strom Thurmond (D-SC)
• Military Construction Authorization, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Status of Forces Treaty, Sam Ervin, Jr. (D-NC)

87th Congress (1961-62)

• Central Intelligence, Richard Russell (D-GA)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserve, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• Preparedness Investigating, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Military Construction Authorization, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Status of Forces Treaty, Sam Ervin, Jr. (D-NC)

88th Congress (1963-64)

• Central Intelligence, Richard Russell (D-GA)
• Military Construction Authorization, John Stennis (D-MS)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• Preparedness Investigating, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Status of Forces Treaty, Sam Ervin, Jr. (D-NC)

89th Congress (1965-66)

• Central Intelligence, Richard Russell (D-GA)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• Preparedness Investigating, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Military Construction, Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)
• Status of Forces Treaty, Sam Ervin, Jr. (D-NC)

90th Congress (1967-68)

• Central Intelligence, Richard Russell (D-GA)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• Preparedness Investigating, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Military Construction Authorization, Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)
• Status of Forces Treaty, Sam Ervin, Jr. (D-NC)

91st Congress (1969-70)

• Central Intelligence, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Military Construction Authorization, Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• Preparedness Investigating, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Status of Forces Treaty, Sam Ervin, Jr. (D-NC)
• Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)

92d Congress, (1971-72)

• Central Intelligence, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Close Air Support, Howard W. Cannon (D-NV)
• General Legislation, Harry F. Byrd Jr. (I-VA)
• Military Construction Authorization, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, Howard W. Cannon (D-NV)
• Preparedness Investigating, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Status of Forces Treaty, Sam Ervin, Jr. (D-NC)
• Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)
• Reprogramming of Funds, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Research and Development, Thomas J. McIntyre (D-NH)
• Tactical Air Power, Howard W. Cannon (D-NV)

93d Congress (1973-74)

• Arms Control, Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)
• Central Intelligence, John Stennis (D-MS)
• General Legislation, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I-VA)
• Military Construction Authorization, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, Howard W. Cannon (D-NV)
• Preparedness Investigating, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Reprogramming of Funds, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Research and Development, Thomas McIntyre (D-NH)
• Tactical Air Power, Howard W. Cannon (D-NV)

94th Congress (1975-76)

• Arms Control, Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)
• General Legislation, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I-VA)
• Intelligence, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Manpower and Personnel, Samuel (Sam) A. Nunn (D-GA)
• Military Construction Authorization, Stuart Symington (D-MO)
• National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, Howard W. Cannon (D-NV)
• Research and Development, Thomas McIntyre (D-NH)
• Tactical Air Power, Howard W. Cannon (D-NV)

95th Congress (1977-78)

• Arms Control, Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)
• General Legislation, John C. Culver (D-IA)
• General Procurement, John Stennis (D-MS)
• Intelligence, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I-VA)
• Military Construction and Stockpiles, Gary Hart (D-CO)
• Manpower and Personnel, Samuel (Sam) A. Nunn (D-GA)
• Research and Development, Thomas McIntyre (D-NH)
• Tactical Aircraft, Howard W. Cannon (D-NV)

• Guide to the Records of the U.S. Senate (Record Group 46)
• Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives (Record Group 233)
• Guide to the Records of the Joint Committees of Congress (Record Group 128)
• Publications of the U.S. Government (Record Group 287)
• Special Collections of the Center for Legislative Archives