Overview of the Confessions of a weaponeer : video tape

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Title: Confessions of a weaponeer : video tape

Date (inclusive): 1987

Collection Number: 87064

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1 video cassette, 1 folder (0.2 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Interview with George Kistiakowsky, science adviser to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1959-1961), relating to the development of American nuclear weapons policy and the history of the nuclear arms race. Interview conducted by Carl Sagan and broadcast on the television program Nova. Includes a printed transcript of the broadcast.

Creator: Kistiakowsky, George B. (George Bogdan), 1900-1982

Creator: Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

May not be reproduced without permission of Carl Sagan Productions.

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1987.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Confessions of a weaponeer : video tape, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Original in possession of: WGBH Educational Foundation.

Scope and Content of Collection

Interview with George Kistiakowsky, science adviser to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1959-1961), relating to the development of American nuclear weapons policy and the history of the nuclear arms race. Interview conducted by Carl Sagan and broadcast on the television program Nova. Includes a printed transcript of the broadcast.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Video tapes

Nuclear weapons

United States -- Military policy