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Bookmark or Share- Hotline established between Washington and MoscowOn August 30, 1963, John F. Kennedy becomes the first U.S. president to have a direct phone line to the Kremlin in Moscow. The “hotline” was designed to facilitate communication between the...
- There Never Was Such a Thing as a Red Phone in the White HouseThe myth of the red phone hotline, that the president could call the Kremlin whenever it suited him, came from a wide-range of pop culture sources.
- The Truth Behind the 'Red Phone': How the U.S. and Russia ... - NBC NewsNew tensions between the United States and Russia have resurfaced an old myth about the Cold War foes' emergency communications link, known as the "Red Phone." It is not a phone. It never has...
- 'Hotline’ Established Between US, Former Soviet Union on This Day in 1963In reality, the “hotline” wasn’t a red phone. It may well have been a lifesaver, though, when it was established on this day, June 20, 1963, between the United States government and the former...
- Was there really a “red telephone” hotline during the Cold War?On August 30, 1963, the new system went live. Rather than a telephone link, which presented the possibility of miscommunications, the hotline consisted of teletype machines that allowed the two...
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