Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Confessions of a weaponeer : video tape
- Dates:
- 1987
- Creators:
- Kistiakowsky, George B. (George Bogdan), 1900-1982 and Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996
- 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.
- Extent:
- 1 videocassette, 1 folder (0.2 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Confessions of a weaponeer : video tape, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1987.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Nuclear weapons
Video tapes - Places:
- United States -- Military policy
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-01 11:39:23.544159
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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May not be reproduced without permission of Carl Sagan Productions.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Confessions of a weaponeer : video tape, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563