The process of declassifying the government materials that were the basis of his book. This hourlong event is hosted by the National Archives in washington, dc. Washingtonid that in the first place people look in a newly published book is the index to see if they are mentioned. At the library of congress and other Research Institutions we look at acknowledgment pages and the bibliography, also. Looking for ourselves. If you look at the acknowledgment at the able archer book, you will see different offices. A large portion of the documents upon which the author based his story came from the Ronald Reagan and George Bush Library president ial libraries and other archive holdings. I am very proud of all of our staff, some of whom are in the audience today. And it is gratifying to see others appreciate the work we do whether it is helping people navigate through our holdings or as nate noted, breaking a declassification log jam to release a critical document. We help researchers uncover th
The process of declassifying the government materials that were the basis of his book. This hourlong event is hosted by the National Archives in washington, dc. Washingtonid that in the first place people look in a newly published book is the index to see if they are mentioned. At the library of congress and other Research Institutions we look at acknowledgment pages and the bibliography, also. Looking for ourselves. If you look at the acknowledgment at the able archer book, you will see different offices. A large portion of the documents upon which the author based his story came from the Ronald Reagan and George Bush Library president ial libraries and other archive holdings. I am very proud of all of our staff, some of whom are in the audience today. And it is gratifying to see others appreciate the work we do whether it is helping people navigate through our holdings or as nate noted, breaking a declassification log jam to release a critical document. We help researchers uncover th
For information on our schedule and to give up with the latest history news. Next, nate jones, directory of the National Security archives freedom of information act project talks about his new book, able archer 83. A secret history of the nato exercise that almost triggered nuclear war, he explores ronald s thoughts on Nuclear Energy and jones also discusses ofhe discusses the process declassifying the government materials that were the basis of his book. This hourlong event is hosted by the National Archives in washington, d. C. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, mr. Jones the first place people look in a newly published book is the index. At the library of congress and other Research Institutions we look at acknowledgment pages and the bibliography also. Looking for ourselves. If you look at the able archer book, you will see different offices. The large portion of documents upon which the author based
Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, just a few words of welcome today. Im tom blanton. Im director of the National Security archive at George Washington university and honored to be one of the organizers of today. This is the day, 25 years ago, that president george h. W. Bush signed the nunnlugar legislation into law. Now, being document fetishists, we scanned the bush library for the photographs of that extraordinary moment, and none exist. There was not even a signing ceremony, which gives you a sense of the kind of mixed opinion inside the Bush Administration about this Congressional Initiative in Foreign Policy. But the judgment of history is in. The wall street journal called the nunnlugar legislation one of the most prescient pieces of legislation ever enacted. And today on the National Security archive website you can see the declassified documents showing the real danger of that time, the first ever declassified list of the 3,429 soviet Strategic Nuclear warheads that
Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, just a few words of welcome today. Im tom blanton. Im director of the National Security archive at George Washington university and honored to be one of the organizers of today. This is the day, 25 years ago, that president george h. W. Bush signed the nunnlugar legislation into law. Now, being document fetishists, we scanned the bush library for the photographs of that extraordinary moment, and none exist. There was not even a signing ceremony, which gives you a sense of the kind of mixed opinion inside the Bush Administration about this Congressional Initiative in Foreign Policy. But the judgment of history is in. The wall street journal called the nunnlugar legislation one of the most prescient pieces of legislation ever enacted. And today on the National Security archive website you can see the declassified documents showing the real danger of that time, the first ever declassified list of the 3,429 soviet Strategic Nuclear warheads that