Prominent Military Historians Assemble to Hear Dr. J.P. (Jack) London Speak About CACI's History and Our Good Name

CACI Chairman, Dr. J.P. (Jack) London, recently spoke to a distinguished audience of more than 40 senior military historians assembled at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC. The renowned group of attendees included

• the Chief Historian of the U.S. Army Center of Military History
• the Director/Chief of Military of History of the U.S. Army Center of Military History
• the U.S. Navy’s Director of Naval History
• the Special Senior Historical Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
• historians from the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

In his remarks Dr. London emphasized the importance of integrity and always "doing the right thing" at CACI. This was presented in the context of setting the historical record straight about CACI and its work in Iraq, using as a powerful reference point his book Our Good Name.

Dr. London recalled the events of the Abu Ghraib crisis in 2004 and described how it led to the idea of writing the book. He outlined the detailed approach to writing a book that he felt needed to be a faithful and "factual narrative of our ordeal." Dr. London explained how during the crisis CACI and its work in Iraq were often inaccurately portrayed in the media. There were also many egregious and baseless allegations about the company, despite its efforts to set the record straight. The approach included using official records, sworn testimony and other credible sources to tell CACI's story. It also meant extensive fact checking, footnoting, indexing and other practices often used by historians.

With Our Good Name Dr. London said that CACI's side of the story could be heard in its entirety while adhering to the "integrity of the historical record." And he reminded the audience that all royalties are donated to disabled veterans' charities for those who have proudly served our nation.

You can read the text of Dr. London's speech and view his presentation slides (will open a new window).