Posted on 05/28/2017 8:09:14 PM PDT by hapnHal
Why? They can both use twitter.
If T needs to talk to the communists, just call the NYT, WP and/or any TV outlet.
So the Red Phones were hot lines direct to, as, the WH or military heads?
We cooks used to joke that we could pick up the phone and speak to the Soviet leader (Gorbachev I guess), like he was just sitting on the other end of the line.
As I stated, my relationship with Presidential communications pre-dated the Reagan Presidency. I spoke only of what I was familiar with, had knowledge of and had worked upon.
I have no idea what those red telephones you alluded to where for. The fact that they were the color red, in and of itself, means nothing.
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