Yes, there was much more patriotic (for better of worse) leadership at the helm of a lot of the corporations (also: the stories of Skunk Works delivering under

Yes, there was much more patriotic (for better of worse) leadership at the helm of a lot of the corporations (also: the stories of Skunk Works delivering under budget). However, everything I've read about Groves also indicated that he was an amazingly proficient administrator for a very complex project.