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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