Class Year
2014
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2014
Department 1
History
Abstract
This paper explores the issues of civilian defense from a federal perspective during Eisenhower’s second term, particularly focusing on the issue of bomb shelters during the period from 1956-1958. Despite widespread efforts to promote bomb shelters, or fallout shelters, during this period, no significant progress was made toward a federal program. By examining federal efforts such as the Holifield Committee, the Gaither Committee, Operation Alert, and the National Shelter Policy, this paper shows that efforts to set up shelter programs actually made the public and the Eisenhower administration less likely to trust such programs at all.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Badore, Angela A., "Facing the Apocalypse: Bomb Shelters and National Policy in Eisenhower’s Second Term" (2014). Student Publications. 213.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/213
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Comments
History Senior Thesis