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    The Great Secret

    Historian Jennet Conant discussed the sinking of 17 Allied ships in Italy in December 1943, which included the John Harvey, an American ship that was secretly holding 2,000 mustard bombs. Th…

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    After Words with Jennet Conant

    Jennet Conant talked about her book Man of the Hour, in which she recounts the career of her grandfather, James Conant, administrative director of the Manhattan Project and later president o…

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    A Covert Affair: Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS

    Jennet Conant recounts Julia and Paul Child’s career in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. The future cook book author and television personality began her service in 1942…

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    The Presidency in the Nuclear Age, Panel 1

    A panel discussion on how U.S. foreign policy and the presidency have been shaped by the development, use, and spread of nuclear weapons focused on foreign policy decision-making during the …

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