Harry Truman was the first U.S. president to receive a daily intelligence digest, called the 'Daily Summary,' which began production in February 1946 and continued until February 1951.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by CIA's own FOIA reading room, National Security Archive, Foreign Affairs magazine, and an independent historical publication, all agreeing on the key dates and facts. [tier=silver indep_score=0.833 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- MK/ULTRA | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov) (seed:conspiracy_and_investigation)
- https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB116/cia/Chapter%202%20--%20Truman%20and%20Eisenhower%20Launching%20the%20Process.htm (corroboration)
- https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2016-02-26/all-presidents-secrets (corroboration)
- https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/how-the-president-of-the-united-states-secret-daily-newspaper-began/ (corroboration)