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Big Picture, Episode 399, Your Defense
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 399 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1957), 29 mins
This week in a pictorial survey of our military services, The Big Picture camera will focus on the defense establishment, your investment in American security.
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 399 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1957), 29 mins
Description
This week in a pictorial survey of our military services, The Big Picture camera will focus on the defense establishment, your investment in American security.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Government budget, Lines of defense, Weapons and ordnance, Scientific research, Cold War, 1945-1989, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, Ralph E. Lapp
interview by Edward P. Morgan, 1910-1993 and Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1953), 15 mins
SEPTEMBER 4, 1953 Participants: Ralph E. Lapp, nuclear physicist and writer, interviewed by Edward P. Morgan and Walter Cronkite. Topics: Polarization of hydrogen bomb capability between the United States and the Soviet Union, advantages of the H-bomb over the A-bomb, difficulties of delivering H-bomb to a target,...
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interview by Edward P. Morgan, 1910-1993 and Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1953), 15 mins
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SEPTEMBER 4, 1953 Participants: Ralph E. Lapp, nuclear physicist and writer, interviewed by Edward P. Morgan and Walter Cronkite. Topics: Polarization of hydrogen bomb capability between the United States and the Soviet Union, advantages of the H-bomb over the A-bomb, difficulties of delivering H-bomb to a target, criticism of U.S. secrecy, need for release of atomic information to U.S. allies and to American public for proper understanding of de...
SEPTEMBER 4, 1953 Participants: Ralph E. Lapp, nuclear physicist and writer, interviewed by Edward P. Morgan and Walter Cronkite. Topics: Polarization of hydrogen bomb capability between the United States and the Soviet Union, advantages of the H-bomb over the A-bomb, difficulties of delivering H-bomb to a target, criticism of U.S. secrecy, need for release of atomic information to U.S. allies and to American public for proper understanding of destructive potential of nuclear weapons.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Edward P. Morgan, 1910-1993
Author / Creator
Edward P. Morgan, 1910-1993, Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
Ralph E. Lapp, 1917-2004, Edward P. Morgan, 1910-1993
Person Discussed
Ralph E. Lapp, 1917-2004
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Government functions, International relations, Nuclear warfare, Cold War, 1945-1989, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Timewatch, Summer of the Bomb
directed by Robert Marshall, in Timewatch (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1989, originally published 1989), 59 mins
A drama-documentary examining why America felt it necessary to use atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, and what other options were open to them, using diaries, manuscripts and archive footage.
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directed by Robert Marshall, in Timewatch (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1989, originally published 1989), 59 mins
Description
A drama-documentary examining why America felt it necessary to use atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, and what other options were open to them, using diaries, manuscripts and archive footage.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Robert Marshall
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Timewatch
Speaker / Narrator
Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972
Person Discussed
Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972, Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, Henry Stimson, 1867-1950, George Catlett Marshall, 1880-1959, James F. Byrnes, 1882-1972, Joseph C. Grew, 1880-1965
Topic / Theme
Government records, International relations, Weapons and ordnance, Negotiation in government, Nuclear warfare, Surrenders, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, Japanese Surrender, August 14, 1945, Potsdam Conference, July 17-August 2, 1945, Yalta Conference meets, February 1945, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960)
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Copyright © 1989 BBC Worldwide
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Paul M. Kattenburg, 1981
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 32 mins
Paul M. Kattenburg spent five months in 1952 at the US Embassy in Saigon, and from 1954 to 1963 worked in the Research and Analysis Division of the State Department. He notes that at the time there was a scarcity of Vietnam experts available due to the relative isolation of the region and the lingering effects of...
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 32 mins
Description
Paul M. Kattenburg spent five months in 1952 at the US Embassy in Saigon, and from 1954 to 1963 worked in the Research and Analysis Division of the State Department. He notes that at the time there was a scarcity of Vietnam experts available due to the relative isolation of the region and the lingering effects of McCarthyism. Kattenberg also describes the Saigon scene in 1952 and his impression of Bao Dai's government. Kattenberg states that the...
Paul M. Kattenburg spent five months in 1952 at the US Embassy in Saigon, and from 1954 to 1963 worked in the Research and Analysis Division of the State Department. He notes that at the time there was a scarcity of Vietnam experts available due to the relative isolation of the region and the lingering effects of McCarthyism. Kattenberg also describes the Saigon scene in 1952 and his impression of Bao Dai's government. Kattenberg states that the continued support of Ngo Dinh Diem was decided by the US Ambassador to Vietnam Frederick Reinhardt. During this period the United States was not yet fully involved in Vietnam and considered to be subordinate to the French.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Richard Ellison, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Speaker / Narrator
Paul Kattenburg, 1922-
Person Discussed
Paul Kattenburg, 1922-, Ngo Dinh Diem, 1901-1963
Topic / Theme
Assassinations, Communism, Coup d'etat, Diplomats, International relations, Military withdrawals, National government, Nationalism, Political alliances, Cold War, 1945-1989, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, McCarthy Era, U.S., 1949-1954, First Indochina War, 1946-1954, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of WGBH Boston.
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