Soviet Spy Couple and the Atom Bomb
Panelists talked about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the spy couple who leaked the secrets of the atom bomb to the Soviet Union in the 1950s. They spoke about the Rosenberg’s devotion to the C…
2,879 viewsPanelists talked about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the spy couple who leaked the secrets of the atom bomb to the Soviet Union in the 1950s. They spoke about the Rosenberg’s devotion to the C…
2,879 viewsA panel of historians and professors examined the effects that Soviet spies had on the American public’s mentality and on history itself. They also looked at the lives of some Soviet spies, …
1,671 viewsC-SPAN’s original feature documentary, The Library of Congress, is a behind-the-scenes look at the national repository, providing the history of the institution, a tour of its iconic Jeffers…
9,592 viewsJohn Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr talked about the book they wrote with Alexander Vassiliev, Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America (Yale University Press; May 26, 2009). Alexander V…
2,335 viewsA panel discussion was held to re-evaluate the House Committee on Un-American Activities, using new information from formerly closed archives. After their papers were presented, Mr. Leab and…
1,390 viewsHistorian John Earl Haynes discussed his book, In Denial: Historians, Communism, and Espionage, published by Encounter Books. Mr. Haynes and co-author Harvey Klehr were the first American hi…
790 viewsParticipants spoke about the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings. They commented on various audio excerpts from the hearings and responded to viewer comments and questions. The Army-McCarthy hear…
3,174 viewsSteven Usdin talked about his book Engineering Communism: How Two Americans Spied for Stalin and Founded the Soviet Silicon Valley, published by Yale University Press. The book documents th…
691 viewsMr. Haynes talked about a book he co-wrote with Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, published by Yale University Press. He described how the United States decrypted …
1,080 viewsProfessor Sibley talked about her new book, Red Spies in America: Stolen Secrets and the Dawn of the Cold War, published by University Press of Kansas. She described the history of U.S.-Sovi…
855 viewsLibrary of Congress officials exhibited the collection of presidential papers housed in the Madison building of the library. They outlined the process of conducting research at the library, …
330 viewsJohn Haynes of the Library of Congress talked about papers from President Wilson regarding his presidency at Princeton University and foreign policy during World War I.
223 viewsOn the anniversary of Senator Joseph McCarthy’s (R-WI) “Wheeling speech,” in which he accused Truman administration officials of being influenced by communists, panelists spoke about McCarth…
1,207 viewsParticipants talked about recent scholarship revealing strong ties between communists in the U.S. and Soviet authorities in the early stages of the Cold War. In light of the research they al…
555 viewsThe Library of Congress hosted a discussion on “Calvin Coolidge Presidency & American Society.” Professor Paul Johnson an author and historian, talked about the influence of President Calvin…
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