A tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt. The great and the near great have addressed this audience and tonight we welcome a man who eventually we will record as preeminent among World Leaders in the area of greatest need. [applause] i have in mind the discussion of communist aggression as millions of people were enveloped behind an iron curtain. I have in mind the feeling of futility in korea, oppression in our homeland but to meet out the savings and troubling the motors of ourfree enterprise economy. Here then is the man, framed in more who will be acclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president who we love with a deep andabiding affection. [applause] [music] welcome to the Commonwealth Club, im george hammond, chair of the Commonwealth Club. This tech staff is helping to put together these online programs. Weve done dozens and dozens of them since the crisis began and its my great pleasure to in
This is the desert of western nevada, already wellknown for its Nuclear Tests by the Atomic Energy commission here at yucca flats. Adjoining this test site is an active aerial gunnery range. Ordered in 1955 by president ial order, 60 square miles of this prohibited area were set aside for a special purpose, as a narrow air corridor to reach the spot on the map. Air charts ordered closed, except from the chief of staff from the u. S. Air force. The name of the isolated spot in nevada is watertown and its very isolation is the greatest importance. The specialists that come off this transport are handpicked. They are checked every time they arrive at watertown. Overall security in the area is the highest yet to be maintained in this country, even higher than that of the manhattan project. Selection of watertown was dictated by several unique considerations. The area is isolated from prying eyes by the aec range with lethal reminders of past atomic explosions. Aec guards maintain regular p
Nevada, already wellknown known for its Nuclear Tests by the Atomic Energy commission here at yucca flats. Also at the site is an active gunnery range. Early in 1955 by president ial order, 60 square miles of this prohibited area were set aside for a special purpose, as a narrow air corridor to reach the spot on the map. Air charge ordered crews, except on orders from the chief of staff from the u. S. Air force. The name of the isolated spot in nevada is watertown and its very isolation is the greatest importance. The specialists that come up this transport are handpicked. They are checked every time they arrived at watertown. Overall security in the area is the highest yet to be maintained in this country, even higher than that of the manhattan project. Selection of watertown was dictated by several unique considerations. The area is isolated from prying eyes by the aec range with lethal reminders of past atomic explosions. Guards maintain regular patrols. Supplies destined for watert
Air charts ordered closed, except from the chief of staff from the u. S. Air force. The name of the isolated spot in nevada is watertown and its very isolation is the greatest importance. The specialists that come off this transport are handpicked. They are checked every time they arrived at watertown. Overall security in the area is the highest yet to be maintained in this country, even higher than that of the manhattan project. Selection of watertown was dictated by several unique considerations. The area is isolated from prying eyes by the aec range with lethal reminders of past atomic explosions. Aec guards maintain regular patrols. Supplies destined for watertown channel into the area through regular aec routes. Watertown radio and teletype communication the angel is referred to as an article. The pilots are called drivers. The geographical spot of groom lake is called home plate. The angel was designed to do a single job, obtain the largest amount of reconnaissance information ev
Also at the site is an active gunnery range. Early in 1955 by president ial order, 60 square miles of this prohibited area were set aside for a special purpose, as a narrow air corridor to reach the spot on the map. Air charge ordered crews, except on orders from the chief of staff from the u. S. Air force. The name of the isolated spot in nevada is watertown and its very isolation is the greatest importance. The specialists that come up this transport are handpicked. They are checked every time they arrived at watertown. Overall security in the area is the highest yet to be maintained in this country, even higher than that of the manhattan project. Selection of watertown was dictated by several unique considerations. The area is isolated from prying eyes by the aec range with lethal reminders of past atomic explosions. Guards maintain regular patrols. Supplies destined for watertown channel into the area through regular aec routes. Watertown communications referred to as an article. T