“But if I really say it/ the radio won’t play it/ unless I lay it between the lines.” This song…
Selwa Roosevelt: The Lucky Chief of Protocol
Selwa “Lucky” Roosevelt is best known for her role as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1982 to…
Selwa “Lucky” Roosevelt is best known for her role as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1982 to…
“But if I really say it/ the radio won’t play it/ unless I lay it between the lines.” This song…
In 1976, the USSR deployed hundreds of intermediate-range SS-20s (pictured), which were an upgrade of the older SS-3 and SS-4…
With thousands of employees from dozens of countries spread across the globe, the U.S. Department of State sometimes falls victim…
In January and May 1974, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger engaged in “shuttle diplomacy,” a term coined by the members…
As General Secretary of the Communist Party, Mikhail Gorbachev authorized the release of thousands of Soviet Jews who wanted to leave the…
The U.S. focus on terrorism began to intensify in the late 1970s and 80s. However, it was often difficult to…
It may be a challenge for those who did not experience it to imagine a time when the supply of gas…
In 1973 three bombs, timed to explode with the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir to the U.S., were found…
In the Iran-Contra Affair, Colonel Oliver North and others within the National Security Council and CIA used back channels and…