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Bookmark or Share- 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.
- 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...
- 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 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...
- Moscow–Washington hotline - WikipediaThe "red phone" was the centerpiece of television commercials used in the 1984 Democratic primary and 1984 presidential election and the 2008 Democratic primary elections.
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