Bill Geerhart
@conelrad6401240.bsky.social
Cold War weirdness (mostly). More here... https://conelrad.blogspot.com/
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"WELCOME TO AMERICA IN 2025 WHEN THE BEST MEN DON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT..." This Richard Bachman guy was on to something.
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"WELCOME TO AMERICA IN 2025 WHEN THE BEST MEN DON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT..." This Richard Bachman guy was on to something.
Someone reposted the CBS News coverage of the Reagan assassination attempt of 3/30/81. At approx. the 12:30 mark, anchor Dan Rather credits CBS cameramen Norm Stein and Charlie Wilson. He also describes "the so-called man with the Football." (it's not a "medical case.")
youtu.be/ZQgyG-HxXmY?...
youtu.be/ZQgyG-HxXmY?...
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Someone reposted the CBS News coverage of the Reagan assassination attempt of 3/30/81. At approx. the 12:30 mark, anchor Dan Rather credits CBS cameramen Norm Stein and Charlie Wilson. He also describes "the so-called man with the Football." (it's not a "medical case.")
youtu.be/ZQgyG-HxXmY?...
youtu.be/ZQgyG-HxXmY?...
45 years ago today, RAGING BULL premiered in New York City.
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
45 years ago today, RAGING BULL premiered in New York City.
Bunker Men '53. Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall & MacDonald. #RavenRock
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Bunker Men '53. Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall & MacDonald. #RavenRock
Evidently the closed-captioning person didn't hear what I heard. The actor playing Caspar Weinberger clearly whispers "Grab the Football." KILLING REAGAN (TV movie, 2016).
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Evidently the closed-captioning person didn't hear what I heard. The actor playing Caspar Weinberger clearly whispers "Grab the Football." KILLING REAGAN (TV movie, 2016).
Patrick St. Esprit as Al Haig in KILLING REAGAN (National Geographic TV, 2016).
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Patrick St. Esprit as Al Haig in KILLING REAGAN (National Geographic TV, 2016).
Nuclear Football cameo in National Geographic TV's KILLING REAGAN (2016).
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Nuclear Football cameo in National Geographic TV's KILLING REAGAN (2016).
Longtime fan of Nate Jones and his Able Archer 83 research. Here's my unboxing pic from Oct. 29, 2016. So far the State Department hasn't asked for my copy.
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Longtime fan of Nate Jones and his Able Archer 83 research. Here's my unboxing pic from Oct. 29, 2016. So far the State Department hasn't asked for my copy.
My copy of BIG JIM MCLAIN has fallen victim to Warner Bros Disc Rot.
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My copy of BIG JIM MCLAIN has fallen victim to Warner Bros Disc Rot.
Richard Dreyfuss chews the scenery as Al Haig in Showtime's THE DAY REAGAN WAS SHOT (12/9/2001).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVx...
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Richard Dreyfuss chews the scenery as Al Haig in Showtime's THE DAY REAGAN WAS SHOT (12/9/2001).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVx...
The Nuclear Football gets a surprising amount of screen time in Showtime's THE DAY REAGAN WAS SHOT (12/9/2001).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVx...
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Nuclear Football gets a surprising amount of screen time in Showtime's THE DAY REAGAN WAS SHOT (12/9/2001).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVx...
"I have been thinking about that..."
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"I have been thinking about that..."
Jeffrey Tambor as a man obsessed with the Trilateral Commission. BARNEY MILLER (1981, ABC).
tubitv.com/tv-shows/200... cc: @rickperlstein.bsky.social
tubitv.com/tv-shows/200... cc: @rickperlstein.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Jeffrey Tambor as a man obsessed with the Trilateral Commission. BARNEY MILLER (1981, ABC).
tubitv.com/tv-shows/200... cc: @rickperlstein.bsky.social
tubitv.com/tv-shows/200... cc: @rickperlstein.bsky.social
This looks fascinating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plxr...
The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This looks fascinating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plxr...
Via Colbert...
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Via Colbert...
Pasta Emergency Levels Chart. Via Colbert.
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Pasta Emergency Levels Chart. Via Colbert.
Future Oscar nominee #SallyKirkland wrote to Pres. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kirkland was already appearing in gossip columns by '62 (her mother was a major fashion editor in NYC). I found this telegram at the JFK Presidential Library. R.I.P. Sally Kirkland.
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Future Oscar nominee #SallyKirkland wrote to Pres. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kirkland was already appearing in gossip columns by '62 (her mother was a major fashion editor in NYC). I found this telegram at the JFK Presidential Library. R.I.P. Sally Kirkland.
Lucy and Desi suite mention in Joe Weber's 1999 novel PRIMARY TARGET.
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Lucy and Desi suite mention in Joe Weber's 1999 novel PRIMARY TARGET.
Lt. Col. Arthur G. Maxwell - the Mayor of Raven Rock - in 1991.
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lt. Col. Arthur G. Maxwell - the Mayor of Raven Rock - in 1991.
Raven Rock construction worker Harry J. Casner, thankfully, lived a long life following his 1953 injury.
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Raven Rock construction worker Harry J. Casner, thankfully, lived a long life following his 1953 injury.
Looking forward to reading this new ROCKFORD FILES book.
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Looking forward to reading this new ROCKFORD FILES book.
Feb. 23, 1963: A Fallout Shelter Sign is posted at the Fire Hall at 29 So. Potomac St. in Waynesboro, PA - about ten miles from the government super-bunker, Raven Rock. The subtitle to @vermontgmg.bsky.social's book RAVEN ROCK immediately springs to mind...
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Feb. 23, 1963: A Fallout Shelter Sign is posted at the Fire Hall at 29 So. Potomac St. in Waynesboro, PA - about ten miles from the government super-bunker, Raven Rock. The subtitle to @vermontgmg.bsky.social's book RAVEN ROCK immediately springs to mind...
Nuclear Football cameo in the second episode of Vince Gilligan's PLURIBUS (HBO). With Samba Schutte as Mr. Diabaté. "Don't drop it!"
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Nuclear Football cameo in the second episode of Vince Gilligan's PLURIBUS (HBO). With Samba Schutte as Mr. Diabaté. "Don't drop it!"
Construction worker Robert C. Davis [1908-1961] died of a heart attack while working on the government super bunker known as Raven Rock. 12/20/61. R.I.P.
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Construction worker Robert C. Davis [1908-1961] died of a heart attack while working on the government super bunker known as Raven Rock. 12/20/61. R.I.P.
Thanks to the hippie journalist from DC's alternative newspaper QUICKSILVER TIMES for these shots of Mount Weather from 1970.
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Thanks to the hippie journalist from DC's alternative newspaper QUICKSILVER TIMES for these shots of Mount Weather from 1970.