December 7, 2017

The Doomsday Machine

Daniel Ellsberg talked about his experiences as a nuclear war planner in the early 1960s.

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Carey Cranston President American Writers Museum
Daniel Ellsberg Analyst (Former) Department of Defense

Eric "Rick" S. Perlstein Author and Historian

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American Writers MuseumAmerican Writers Museum

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The Doomsday Machine
Daniel Ellsberg

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Program ID:: 437687-2
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Speech
Location:: Chicago, Illinois, United States
First Aired:: Jan 06, 2018 | 11:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jan 16, 2018 | 4:40am EST | C-SPAN 2

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Jan 06, 2018 | 11:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 14, 2018 | 10:45am EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 16, 2018 | 4:40am EST | C-SPAN 2

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