Speechification

In 1958 USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine - an unqualifed triumph of American ingenuity - sailed submerged from the Pacific to the Atlantic by way of the North Pole and sent the remarkable signal: “Nautilus 90 North”. The programme (another Archive Hour highlight, this one from March 2006) makes use of evocative tapes recorded on-board during the amazing voyage and the voices of surviving crew (including later-to-be-President Jimmy Carter).

And, since I’m here. Remind me someone: why doesn’t Archive Hour have a decent archive? MP3.

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