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Cold War Virginia , Thursday, June 26, 2025 12:00PM

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From Thursday, July 25, 2024 12:00PM to Thursday, June 26, 2025 12:00PM
Conrad M. Hall Scholar Series

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Thursday, June 26, 2025 12:00PM

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Cold War Virginia 

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Book Cover - Cold War VirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia played a central role in United States involvement during the Cold War. With doomsday planning operations underway for World War III, the location of the Pentagon, CIA, and other federal agencies established Northern Virginia as an epicenter of decision-making. As Virginia military bases readied for a potential surprise attack by the Soviet Union, local research facilities played a paramount role in the Space Race. In 1960, the Soviet Union’s shoot-down of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, a Virginia native, created a superpower crisis of epic proportions. Cold War historians Francis Gary Powers, Jr., and Christopher Sturdevant tell these and other tales of espionage, heroism and betrayal in their book, Cold War Virginia.

Francis Gary Powers, Jr., is the founder and chairman emeritus of the Cold War Museum. As chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Cold War Theme Study, he worked with the National Park Service and leading Cold War experts to identify historic Cold War sites for commemoration, interpretation and preservation. He served as a consultant to Steven Spielberg’s Cold War thriller, Bridge of Spies. His latest book (with Christopher Sturdevant) is Cold War Virginia.

The content and opinions expressed in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

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  • In-person attendees are invited to meet the speaker immediately following the lecture.
  • Signed copies of the book will be available at ShopVirginiaHistory.org.
  • This lecture was postponed from January. Tickets purchased for the January date are valid for this new lecture date. If you have tickets and are unable to attend on the new date, please contact Guest Services.

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