Stephen Schwartz Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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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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Listen to Nimoy’s 1975 recording of Ray Bradbury’s 1950 science fiction short story (and chapter in “The Martian Chronicles”) “There Will Come Soft Rains,” which hauntingly envisioned one potential future from unconstrained nuclear testing and arms races: https://t.co/yde5kS4xS0

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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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