Cold War Red Telephone
by David and Carol Kelly
Title
Cold War Red Telephone
Artist
David and Carol Kelly
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A still life image reminiscent of the Cold War Era depicting a vintage red telephone and books by Dwight D. Eisenhower who served as President from 1953 to 1961 and Lyndon Johnson who served as President from 1963 to 1969.
During the Cold War there never was a red phone in the White House as rumor would have it. The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics had agreed to establish a direct communications link between the two Governments. The use of the word "direct" was a bit misleading. There was no red phone involved. Messages sent to the Soviet Union on the wire telegraph circuit were routed on a 10,000 mile long transatlantic cable from Washington to London to Copenhagen to Stockholm to Helsinki and finally to Moscow.
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June 16th, 2016
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