"Little Holes to Hide In": Civil Defense and the Public Backlash Against Home Fallout Shelters, 1957-1963

Throughout the 1950s, U.S. policymakers actively encouraged Americans to participate in civil defense through a variety of policies. In 1958, amidst confusion concerning which of these policies were most efficient, President Eisenhower established the National Shelter Plan and a new civil defense ag...

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Main Author: Whitehurst, John R
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2012
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Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/history_theses/58
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1060&context=history_theses