"QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER LAZY DOG'S BACK"

HOTLINE BETWEEN PENTAGON & KREMLIN ACTIVATED

Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On August 30, 1963, the telephone "hot line" between the Pentagon and the Kremlin was activated for the first time.  It was made possible by an agreement between the two nations negotiated in June 1963.  

The first test message sent over the teletype wires was...

"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog's back 1234567890" 

JFK+50 NOTE 

The need for a "hot line" became clear during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the world came dangerously close to nuclear war. 

 The hotline system included four teletype machines located in the Kremlin and four teletype machines located at the Pentagon.  LBJ was the 1st POTUS to actually use the Hotline in 1967.

SOURCES

"Hotline Is Hot," JFK+50, August 30, 2011, www.jfk50.blogspot.com/ 

"Hotline Connects Pentagon With Kremlin," JFK+50, August 30, 2013, www.jfk50.blogspot.com/

Kennedy Hotline Telephone

"SOVIET LEADER MAY BE IMMUNE TO NOISES"

LENIN'S SLEEPING ROOM AT KREMLIN LINED WITH CORK

Moscow, U.S.S.R. (JFK+50) On October 5, 1922, the Evening Star reports that "the walls of Nikolai Lenin*'s sleeping room in the Kremlin** have been lined with cork***."

The purpose of this installation, according to the Star's reporting, is so Comrade Lenin "may be immune to noises."

Lenin must also have an aversion to crowded elevators because a private elevator to his apartment has also been installed.

*Vladimir Lenin, born Vladimir Ulyanov (1870-1924) was born in Simbirsk, Russia & became leader of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 & founder/head of the Russian Communist Party, 1917-1924.

**Kremlin (fortress inside a city) built 1482-1495 includes 5 palaces & 4 cathedrals.  The K overlooks the Moskva River & Red Square. 

***cork wall panels absorb, reduce noise & is often used in musical recording studios because of its excellent sound absorption.

JFK+50 NOTE

According to Yekaterina Sinelschikova, 'Lenin' was 1 of 150 monikers used by the founder of the Russian Communist Party.  Apparently there are a number of differing opinions on how he came up with the name.  

SOURCES

"Lenin Saved From Noise," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 5, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/ 

"Why did Vladimir Lenin adopt the name 'Lenin'?", by Yekaterina Sinelschikova, Russia Beyond, www.rbth.com/

 

 

Vladimir Lenin

Photo by Pavel Zhukov 

1920