General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. POLARIS MISSILE PRESENTED TO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE
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Fay, Paul B. (Paul Burgess), 1918-2009
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Fay was the Under-Secretary of the Navy in the Kennedy administration. From the description of Paul Burgess Fay files and manuscript for his book, The pleasure of his company, 1966-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 497927555 Paul Burgess Fay, born July 8, 1918 in San Francisco, California, earned his B.A. in Economics from Stanford University in 1941. From 1942 to 1946 he was an Ensign to Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserves. He married Anita Marcus on October 5...
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The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight. The museum has hundreds of artifacts on display including the original Wright 1903 Flyer, the "Spirit of St. Louis," Apollo 11 command module, and a Lunar rock sample that visitors can touch. The museum continues to develop new exh...
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Raborn, William F., 1905-1990
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William F. Raborn, Jr. (1905-1990) was a career military officer, a Navy vice admiral who led the development of the Polaris nuclear missile in the 1950s and later headed the Central Intelligence Agency under President Lyndon B. Johnson. From the guide to the William F. Raborn Papers, 1916-1963, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...