Working with high security clearance in the Cold War US Navy (102)

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Ian Sanders

History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Jay Lieberman talks about his early childhood memories of the Cold War as well as his long career in the US Navy. He tells a fascinating story of how he obtained high security clearance in the US Navy and served at a number of classified command facilities including the 2nd Pentagon and the Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility, at Rota, Spain. Now if this podcast was a magazine you wouldn’t mind paying a few quid or dollars a week so I’m asking you to support us for the bargain price of $3 a month. In the last few weeks John Newlove and Mike Hart have joined in helping to cover the show’s increasing costs and keep us on the air, plus they’ve got the sought after CWC coaster too. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ This conversation was recorded as part of the Imperial War Museum North, Voices of the Wall event commemorating 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Make sure you stay subscribed for future conversations. Jay talks about his various postings, his security clearance and what it was like to have such a ringside view of the Cold War. We welcome Jay Lieberman to our Cold War conversation… There’s further information on this episode in our show notes, which can also be found as a link in your podcast app here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode102/ If you like what you are hearing, please leave reviews in Apple podcasts and share us on social media. If you can’t wait for next week’s episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations on Facebook. Thank you very much for listening. Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Cold War Conversations, the home of real stories of the Cold War.
0:05.8	Well, one of the questions they asked me was, for any amount of money, would you ever go against America?
0:13.7	What about a million dollars? What about two million dollars? And they kept on upping the ante.
0:19.5	This is Cold War Conversations.
0:22.9	If you're new here, you've come to the right place to listen to first-hand Cold War
0:27.6	history accounts.
0:29.3	Do make sure you follow us in your podcast app or join our emailing list at
0:34.5	coldwarconversations.com.
0:38.5	Jay Lieberman talks about his early childhood memories of the Cold War, as well as his long
0:44.4	career in the US Navy.
0:46.5	He tells a fascinating story of how he obtained high security clearance in the US Navy, and
0:52.2	served at a number of classified command facilities including
0:55.8	the second Pentagon and the Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility at Rotor in Spain.
1:03.5	Now, I know I keep saying if this was a magazine, you wouldn't mind paying a few
1:08.6	quid or dollars a week. Well, it's true. I'm just asking you
1:12.4	for the bargain price of three US dollars a month and you'll also get that sought
1:19.1	after Cold War Conversations coaster too. Just go to cold warconversations.com slash donate.
1:27.6	If you listen via Apple Podcasts, then do leave us a written review.
1:34.1	It really helps us get new guests on the show and raises our profile.
1:39.8	Now, this conversation was recorded as part of the Imperial War Museum North Voices of the Wall event commemorating 30 years since the fall of the wall.
1:50.1	We welcome Jay Lieberman to our Cold War conversation.
1:54.5	Jay, I understand amongst your, you had an earlier experience of the Cold War in your childhood.
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