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SOURCE: CSPAN
3/7/2023
Matthew Connelly Presents Digital Lessons on the History of Government Secrecy
Historian Matthew Connelly offers a series of talks and lesson plans for social studies teachers about the origins and significance of government secrecy, classified information, and freedom of information.
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SOURCE: New York Times
12/3/2022
"Archives Rat" John Prados Punctured Military Secrecy to Write History
"Running through all his work was the contention that records of intelligence and covert activities represented a sort of historical dark matter: a vast amount of material that, while invisible in conventional narratives, could, if revealed, radically shift our understanding of the past."
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SOURCE: National Security Archive
8/4/2020
The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II
Extensive Compilation of Primary Source Documents Explores Manhattan Project, Eisenhower’s Early Misgivings about First Nuclear Use, Curtis LeMay and the Firebombing of Tokyo, Debates over Japanese Surrender Terms, Atomic Targeting Decisions, and Lagging Awareness of Radiation Effects
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