President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the USSR not only had their red telephones so they could communicate on a moment’s notice, but also were “pen pals” of a sort. They scribbled notes to each other that were probably taken to their offices through diplomatic pouches. This was most likely the means [...]
Also tagged Baikonur, Brezhnev, cosmonauts, Gagarin, JFK, Khrushchev, Leonev, NASA, Space medicine, The InsiderIt takes a lot of perseverance to write a book. I should know because I have finished ten of the things. It would have been easy, so easy to lay a half-written book aside and promise myself I would get back to it some day. And then wait for that day to come. It never [...]
Also tagged Cold WarGenealogy Blog, Family History, murder, writing books, WWIIAnybody can write a book. Producing a book is very hard. It is right up there with producing a new product for a large company such as General Electric. I have done both and I am not sure which is more difficult.
A new appliance starts with the drawings and specifications. From these you have tools [...]
As I was writing yesterday’s post to this blog, I wondered who would be upset when my book, The Insider comes out. This is the actual story of NASA’s man who spent nine years flying into and out of the USSR during the Space Race and the Cold War. He was a space medicine scientist [...]
Also tagged CIA, Cold War, John Kennedy, Khrushchev, Lend Lease, Lyndon Johnson, NASA, NSA, Richard Nixon, Russian