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            	1960 (circa)            
          Video Details
				4:50 ; b&w; sound; V-180 AA289; M89-17            
          Description
				Sen. George Smathers comments on the establishment of a military government in the Dominican Republic. He explains his opposition to selling wheat to the Soviet Union. There is commentary on Russia's plan to put a man on the moon and America's determination to beat them to it. Produced by the Senate Recording Studios.            
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Title
Senator George Smathers Reports - Russian Space Program
            Subject
Cold War
                    Politicians
                    Politics
                    Space program
                    Space race
                    United States-Foreign relations-Latin America
                    United States-Foreign relations-Soviet Union
            Description
Sen. George Smathers comments on the establishment of a military government in the Dominican Republic. He explains his opposition to selling wheat to the Soviet Union. There is commentary on Russia's plan to put a man on the moon and America's determination to beat them to it. Produced by the Senate Recording Studios.
            Date
1960 (circa)
            Contributor
Senate Recording Studios
            Image URL
/fpc/memory/PhotographicCollection/video/aa289.jpg
            Color
b&w
            Video Details
4:50 ; b&w; sound; V-180 AA289; M89-17
            Video Filename
aa289.mp4
            YouTube ID
EVPS_soBZ8c
            Geographic Term
Dominican Republic
                    Florida
                    Washington (D.C.)
            Subject - Person
Smathers, George, 1913-2007
            Video Snippet
George Smathers on the Russian Space Program...
            Video Time
4:50
            Video Category
6
            Thumbnail
/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/aa289.jpg
            Digitized
true
            Chicago Manual of Style
Senator George Smathers Reports - Russian Space Program. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253486>, accessed 4 November 2025.
MLA
Senator George Smathers Reports - Russian Space Program. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253486>
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