Thomas "Tom" S. Blanton

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Thomas "Tom" S. Blanton is a Director for the National Security Archive with 34 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1987 Call-In as a Director for Planning and Research in the National Security Archive. The year with the most videos was 2007 with five videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2010 with an average of 41,469 views per program. Most appearances with Brian Lamb (3), Morton H. Halperin (2), David E. Hoffman (2). Most common tags: Nuclear, Freedom of Press, Federal Government.

Appearances by Title:c. January 1, 2006 - Present Director, National Security Archive

Videos: 21 c. January 1, 1992 - Present Executive Director, National Security Archive

Videos: 10

Previously

Director, Planning and Research, National Security Archive c. January 1, 1986 - c. January 1, 1989 Videos: 2 Deputy Director, National Security Archive c. January 1, 1989 - c. January 1, 1992 Videos: 1

Recent Appearances

June 24, 2020
John Bolton's Book and Government Prepublication Reviews

National Security Archive director Tom Blanton talked about the battle over the publication of John Bolton’s The Room Where I…
January 23, 2017
Cold War Summits 1985-1991

Historians talked about the Cold War summits between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. Using declassi…
December 12, 2016
Origins of the Nunn-Lugar Act

Government officials talked about the future of international cooperation in the reduction and elimination of weapons of mass…
December 12, 2016
Implementation of Nunn-Lugar Act

Government officials and policy makers talked about their roles in implementing the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act, also…