Dont know if all of you have met him, dr. Vince houghton, he is the historian and curator of the museum. He holds a ph. D from the university of maryland where his Research Centered on u. S. Scientific and technological intelligence, specifically nuclear, in the Second World War and the cold war, which makes him ideally suited to deliver todays talk. He also got his masters degree focusing on the relationship between the u. S. And russia. So you may get some questions focusing on the current difficulties with russia. Hes taught extensively, including on the diplomatic history, cold war and history of sciences. He is a u. S. Army veteran, served in the balkans where he assisted in both civilian and military intelligence activities. So were just delighted to have you as our speaker, as our first speaker. So please help me welcome vince houghton. Thank you, peter. Thank all of you for coming here today. Getting a chance to talk about the atomic spies, about nuclear intelligence, this is m
That you could write entire books about. This is one of the few. And this was not a tough sell to a publisher because they saw your piece in vanity fair. They saw the piece in vanity fair, and they thought that it could be expanded upon into a book. And it certainly works very well. For a generation of americans who are not familiar with the song and its been conspicuously absent how would you describe the song and its impact . Well, the song was a song about lynching. You know, it was a song about black bodies hanging on southern trees, and it was a song that came out in 1939 at a time when people simply werent talking about this kind of thing. You know, it was before jackie robinson. It was before Martin Luther king. It was before the armed forces were integrated. It was before rosa parks. It was really the dark ages in the history of civil rights in this country, and all of a sudden, a 23yearold woman, Billie Holiday, is singing about lynching. And i think that the song had enormous
Are there other books out there about a single song . Im familiar with dave marshs take on louie louie, but this has to be an unusual premise for a new book. I dont think there are very many. I think theres a book about amazing grace, and im told theres a book in the works about we shall overcome. But i think there really arent many songs that you could write entire books about. This is one of the few. And this was not a tough sell to a publisher because they saw your piece in vanity fair. They saw the piece in vanity fair, and they thought that it could be expanded upon into a book. And it certainly works very well. For a generation of americans who are not familiar with the song and its been conspicuously absent how would you describe the song and its impact . Well, the song was a song about lynching. You know, it was a song about black bodies hanging on southern trees, and it was a song that came out in 1939 at a time when people simply werent talking about this kind of thing. You k
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