Sunday, September 25, 2011

A reminder - the JFK Library is holding two forums tomorrow

Event #1.  I don't know if they are going to webcast this one live on not.


CIA Overview of the Missile Gap
September 26, 2011 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM
In September 1961, President Kennedy was officially notified by the CIA that the United States had surpassed the Soviet Union in missiles, dispelling the notion of Soviet superiority in the arms race. The CIA has commissioned a special report to analyze this history, and on the anniversary, is sponsoring two panels on the challenges of intelligence analysis and the implications for US policy with a former CIA Director of Intelligence, a former head of CIA’s Guided Missile Task Force, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Threat Reduction, and others. Free copies of the report will be available to the public.

Event #2 - 


50th Anniversary: The Missile Gap Controversy
September 26, 2011 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
In September 1961, President Kennedy was officially notified by the CIA that the United States had surpassed the Soviet Union in missiles, dispelling the notion of Soviet superiority in the arms race. Join historians Timothy Naftali, Fred Kaplan and John Prados for a discussion of this pivotal moment in world history. Mary Elise Sarotte, Professor of International Relations at USC, will moderate. This forum will follow the afternoon panel sessions of the CIA Overview of the Missile Gap.


You can watch them live here. 

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