Stephen Schwartz Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Stephen Schwartz

Today in 1964, “Seven Days in May,” adapted from the best-selling 1962 novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II, opened at the Trans-Lux theater in Washington, DC. (It would open in New York City on February 19.) https://t.co/7VcclEJREt

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See also this 2011 discussion on C-SPAN with Professor Robert Mann, author of “Daisy Petals and Mushroom Clouds: LBJ, Barry Goldwater, and the Ad that Changed American Politics,” Monique Luiz, who played the girl, and Sidney Myers, the ad’s art director. https://t.co/8ksbHeLWRH https://t.co/brrs5P9Uq3

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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the base Not a warhead was stirring, not even a W78; The missiles were armed in their silos with care, In hopes Armageddon would not soon be there; … (With deepest, deepest apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) https://t.co/ZiFDS6JrLP

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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell, “1984” https://t.co/4aa1oPCToQ

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White House Military Office Army aide Maj. Bill Yang was on “Football” duty for President Biden’s flight to Fort Myers, FL. The ~45-lb. satchel accompanies Biden 24/7, enabling him to authorize the use of any of our ~1,744 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time. https://t.co/RIrqtS1Ghl

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@THR On February 5, 1968, “Star Trek” producer Bob Justman wrote a memo to Gene Roddenberry alerting him that “Bill Shatner borrowed all four of his hair pieces when we finished shooting [season 2],” and that the missing toupées in question had a total approximate value of $600. https://t.co/RpcalaoQpQ

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Historian @BeschlossDC discovered documents concerning FRACTURE JAW—some of which were only quietly declassified in 2016—during research for his book “Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times,” which was published in October 2018. https://t.co/GXbnVlpdCo

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The 14 1/2 hour (!), week-long miniseries was a direct response to conservative criticism of “The Day After” and ABC’s decision to broadcast it. It was inspired by Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein’s column in the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner published 21 days before “The Day After.” https://t.co/ngPrk6ueYl

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@CapitalistOppre @jwb54904 @DetroitReader @Brnikat @shashj have dramatically understated the actual consequences of the use of nuclear weapons. Read Lynn Eden's 2004 book "Whole World on Fire" (adapted here: https://t.co/6C0jNgXzEO)

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@murrayewv From November 1952 to October 1953, Carter was a naval officer assigned to the Atomic Energy Commission as part of a team helping to design and develop nuclear reactors to power submarines. He didn’t stay in the navy long enough to command his own nuclear-powered submarine.

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