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Burlington Atomic Energy Week, 1946-1950
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SUNDAY 8 TRAPNELL It seems to me I've heard that song before. aSCHRAMM Well, of course you have. And you're going to be hearing it for a long time because this is the basis of our democracy. And I'm sure that the American people are coming to realize more and more that the preservation of our system of government depends upon the active participation of every citizen, and, what is more important, that this participation be based upon the greatest possible understanding of the issues and hthe facts, whether they be the facts of atomic energy or the facts about taxation and agriculture. Cue - [[?]] prejudice ANNOUNCER Well, now with all this talk about the facts of atomic energy, just what are some of these facts we hear about. What are some of the important facts that you believe people should understand about atomic energy. SCHRAMM Whose question is that? TRAPNELL Yours SCHRAMM Well, it seems to me there are two kinds of facts. There are the technical facts of atomic energy, and then there are what we might call the political facts about the social implications of atomic energy. I would like to ask Mr. Trapnell if he
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SUNDAY 8 TRAPNELL It seems to me I've heard that song before. aSCHRAMM Well, of course you have. And you're going to be hearing it for a long time because this is the basis of our democracy. And I'm sure that the American people are coming to realize more and more that the preservation of our system of government depends upon the active participation of every citizen, and, what is more important, that this participation be based upon the greatest possible understanding of the issues and hthe facts, whether they be the facts of atomic energy or the facts about taxation and agriculture. Cue - [[?]] prejudice ANNOUNCER Well, now with all this talk about the facts of atomic energy, just what are some of these facts we hear about. What are some of the important facts that you believe people should understand about atomic energy. SCHRAMM Whose question is that? TRAPNELL Yours SCHRAMM Well, it seems to me there are two kinds of facts. There are the technical facts of atomic energy, and then there are what we might call the political facts about the social implications of atomic energy. I would like to ask Mr. Trapnell if he
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