Third, a man named Leslie Groves began in earnest directing American work on the atomic bomb.

Leslie Groves stared at the telephone in disbelief, as if it were a snak that had just bitten him.

Appearances mattered not at all to Leslie Groves.

The door to Leslie Groves' office was ajar.

Leslie Groves stared down at his hands.

"My old man always told me never bet when I was liable to lose," Leslie Groves answered.

Leslie Groves was an engineer to the core.

Of particular importance is the role Leslie Groves played:

Leslie Groves looked down the table at the scientists from the Metallurgical Laboratory.

He was overseen in this work by Leslie Groves.