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- Collection: Cold War - Fall 2023
A model of the Soviet N-1 rocket, designed for a moon landing mission, ca. 1970.The Soviets intended to use this rocket and capsule to send humans to the moon. The program lacked funding and, after four failed attempts, the…
In this excerpt, President John F. Kennedy outlines why the space program is vital to national interests, what its benefits will be, how many national…
An excerpt from a speech by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. about President Eisenhower’s “Open Skies” proposal to the United Nations, 1962.Senator Lodge describes the proposed Open Skies program, which was intended to de-escalate the Cold War and provide more transparency for…
An excerpt from footage of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, 1969.After some setbacks and second place finishes to the Soviets, the United States successfully became the first nation to land a man on the moon.…
Apollo 11 Mission image - Astronaut Edwin Aldrin walks near the Lunar ModuleAstronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.,Lunar Module (LM) pilot, walks near the module as a picture is taken of him. Discoloration is visible on his boots and…
ATOMIC WAR! No. 4 - Comic Book, 1953A comic book that was used as Cold War propaganda
August 15, 1960 - Dwight D. Eisenhower holds the American flag which was carried in the capsule - retrieved from Discoverer XIII.August 15, 1960 - Dwight D. Eisenhower holds the American flag which was carried in the capsule - retrieved from Discoverer XIII. [72-3525-5]
"The Berlin blockade brought former allies to the brink of war. Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union defeated and began their…
Blood is the Harvest
Burial of American DeadCarl Mydans was coming to the end of his assignment as TIME-LIFE bureau chief in Tokyo when North Korea decided to invade South Korea. During the…