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THE LIBRARY, FIRST OF ALL, FOR HOSTING THE EXHIBIT, AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT. AND REALLY SPECIAL THANKS TO EXHIBITS USA AND...
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| 00:03:38 |
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WARFARE IS A THREAT TO ALL OF US. HOW CAN WE LIVE WITH THIS THREAT? OUR BEST LIFE INSURANCE MAY BE SUMMED UP IN FOUR WORDS, BE ALERT, STAY ALERT. THIS...
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| 00:04:23 |
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WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ATOMIC AGE AND THE WAY THE EXHIBIT IS STRUCTURED, IT'S REALLY DIVIDED INTO THREE VERY SPECIFIC TIME PERIODS. THE FIRST IS 1945...
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| 00:10:53 |
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COAST TO COAST NETWORK OF AFFILIATED STATIONS, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ROUND TABLE. THE ROUND TABLE HAS POSTPONED ITS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TOPIC...
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| 00:11:24 |
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THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THEY HAVE EVER FACED IN MY JUDGMENT. WE'VE GOT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS MURDEROUS WEAPON WHICH WE HAVE CREATED. WITHOUT A LIBERAL...
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| 00:11:42 |
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IF YOU WEREN'T LISTENING TO THE RADIO, YOU MIGHT GO TO THE SATURDAY MATINEE AND THERE WERE ALWAYS NEWSREELS THAT WOULD BE SHOWN BEFORE. OR YOU MIGHT...
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| 00:12:08 |
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SEARCH FOR TRUTH HAS LED TO THE GREATEST OF ALL DISCOVERIES, ATOMIC ENERGY. NO ONE SCIENTIST OR NATION IS RESPONSIBLE. >> A FLASH, A BLAST, THE
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| 00:12:31 |
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RELEASE OF DEADLY RADIOACTIVE RAYS, AND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, DOWNTOWN NEW YORK WOULD BE A MASS OF RUINS. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LOWER END OF MANHATTAN,...
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| 00:14:41 |
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DEATH. >> PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD MESSAGE, I THINK. THE OTHER THEME DURING THIS TIME KIND OF RELATED TO THIS WAS THE IDEA OF PEACE OR ELSE. WHICH MEANT...
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| 00:26:21 |
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JAMES, CIVIL DEFENSE PREPAREDNESS IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US LIVING IN TODAY'S NUCLEAR AGE. FOR INFORMATION ON WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOUR HOME AND...
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| 00:27:24 |
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1951, THEY LAUNCHED, THEY STARTED ATOMIC ALERT TRAVELING EXHIBIT. THESE WERE THREE DIFFERENT EXHIBITS, EACH ONE WITH TEN 32-FOOT-LONG TRAILERS. THEY TRAVELED...
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| 00:30:40 |
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REMEMBER WHAT BURT THE TURTLE JUST DID, FRIENDS, BECAUSE EVERY ONE OF US MUST REMEMBER TO DO THE SAME THING. THAT'S WHAT THIS FILM IS ALL ABOUT. DUCK...
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| 00:33:00 |
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HERE DO A DUCK AND COVER DRILL? TYPICAL SCENES. IN KANSAS CITY SOUTHWEST HAD THE FIRST CIVIL DEFENSE DRILL IN FEBRUARY 1951. SOUTHEAST IN MARCH OF 1951,...
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| 00:38:03 |
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IT. THE THREAT OF HYDROGEN BOMB WARFARE IS THE GREATEST DANGER OUR NATION HAS EVER KNOWN. ENEMY JET BOMBERS CARRYING NUCLEAR WEAPONS CAN SWEEP...
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| 00:39:17 |
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INTRODUCED OPERATION ALERT, WHICH ACTUALLY WENT ON FOR MANY YEARS. AND BASICALLY THIS WAS AN IMITATION ATTACK. THEY WOULD BROADCAST FAKE RADIO BROADCASTS...
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| 00:42:28 |
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ALL RIGHT. COME ON. COME ON. HURRY UP. >> I'LL TELL YOU ALL
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| 00:42:36 |
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THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY EVERY ONE OF YOU. I'LL BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU. >>
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| 00:42:41 |
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YOU WAIT RIGHT THERE UNTIL I GET
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| 00:42:45 |
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HOME. >> SHOO. BYE. HELLO? OH, EDIE, NO, I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THE CLUB LUNCHEON AND THE MAYOR COMING TO TALK. I WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY. JUST...
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| 00:43:57 |
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AGAIN. NO. NO, IT CAN'T BE. JULIA, JOHN! THERE'S SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH FROM NEW YORK. MRS. JACKSON! MRS. JACKSON, WHAT'S HAPPENED! DON'T...
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| 00:45:08 |
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PLEASE. WE INTERRUPT OUR NORMAL PROGRAM TO COOPERATE IN CIVIL DEFENSE MEASURES AS REQUESTED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT THIS IS A CONELRAD ALERT....
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| 00:46:30 |
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SCENE, THE CONELRAD ANNOUNCER COMES ON AND SAYS THAT H-BOMBS HAVE ALSO OBLITERATED THE NATION'S CAPITAL, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO,...
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| 00:50:03 |
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JUST TWO QUESTIONS. THE FIRST TWO PEOPLE WILL GET TO ASK A QUESTION. AFTERWARDS, MICHAEL WILL BE AROUND FOR PERSONAL INTERACTION. >> THIS BROUGHT BACK
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| 00:50:24 |
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A LOT OF MEMORIES TO ME. I WAS A YOUNG SCHOOL TEACHER IN A LARGE SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NORTH OF THE RIVER. I NOTICED IN YOUR EXHIBIT THERE WAS AN...
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| 00:51:17 |
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GOVERNMENT HAS MANY OF THE DOCUMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION. MY GUESS IS YOU COULD FIND THOSE KINDS OF PROGRAMS AND THEY DID...
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| 00:51:40 |
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TO ABOUT '67. I JUST WONDERED. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A GREAT EXHIBIT. THANK YOU. >>
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| 00:51:49 |
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THANKS. ONE MORE QUESTION? >> I HELPED MY DAD
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| 00:51:53 |
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BUILD A FALLOUT SHELTER IN THE 60s AND GOT TO MIX THE CEMENT. AND WHEN I BUILT MY OWN HOUSE IN '85 I DIDN'T CONSIDER BUILDING A FALLOUT SHELTER. YOU...
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| 00:52:18 |
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FALLOUT SHELTER PROGRAM BAM IN 1951 WITH BOMB SHELTERS. THERE WAS A REAL PUSH AND THE GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGED AMERICANS TO BUILDER THAT OWN SHELTERS BUT...
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