[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 46 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3185]
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             THE PASSING OF DAVID PACKARD--INDUSTRIAL GIANT

  Mr. COHEN. Mr. President, last Tuesday, an industrial giant died, 
David Packard, a former Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Nixon 
administration. I have a letter sent to me as chairman of the Seapower 
Subcommittee by the Secretary of the Navy.
  I ask unanimous consent that this letter to me be printed in the 
Record.
  There being no objection, the letter was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                           Department of the Navy,


                                      Office of the Secretary,

                                   Washington, DC, March 27, 1996.
     Hon. William S. Cohen,
     Chairman, Subcommittee on Seapower, Committee on Armed 
         Services, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: As you know, David Packard passed away 
     Tuesday, March 26, 1996. I would like to submit the following 
     statement for the Congressional Record.
       We are deeply saddened by the passing of a great American 
     and a true friend of the Department of the Navy, David 
     Packard.
       David Packard, together with his friend and Stanford 
     University classmate, Bill Hewlett, sparked the development 
     of the high technology industry from a one car garage back in 
     1938, to a giant in the electronics industry as the Hewlett-
     Packard Company. He set a new standard in management style 
     that became known as ``the HP Way'', which emphasized 
     ``management by objective, rather than by directive'' and 
     encouraged employees to work toward common goals by giving 
     them a wide range of freedom in which to operate. He created 
     more than just a company, he created an industry and a 
     management philosophy.
       Mr. Packard served as Deputy Secretary of Defense under 
     Secretary Melvin Laird where he developed a reputation for 
     candor and independent thinking and a tendency to challenge 
     political influence on defense decisions. He was part of a 
     team that is considered by many to be one of the strongest 
     teams ever to run the Defense Department.
       A decade ago he made another huge and enduring contribution 
     to good government. He chaired the Packard Commission, which 
     recommended a revolution in defense procurement procedures 
     through the application of standard business practices. His 
     recommendations are still being implemented today. They 
     enable the military to modernize more quickly and at a lower 
     cost.
       Although he was one of the richest men in America, he lived 
     modestly. He donated the bulk of his wealth to a foundation 
     that has given hundreds of millions of dollars to Stanford 
     University, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and other charitable 
     causes.
       David Packard was a giant in industry, in public service 
     and philanthropy. We will miss him greatly.
           Sincerely,
                                                   John H. Dalton,
                                            Secretary of the Navy.




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