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The Hoover Institution’s library and tower will be closed on Tuesday morning, February 14, 2012, due to electrical work. The Hoover archives will be open during the process. The library and tower will reopen at 11:30 am on February 14, 2012. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Cold War Broadcasting Impact
October 13, 2004 to October 16, 2004
Stanford University
Stanford University
Co-organizers:
Hoover Institution and Cold War International History Project,
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
with support from the Center for East European and Eurasian Studies,
Stanford University, and the Open Society Archives,
Central European University
PROGRAM
| Wednesday, October 13 | |
| Arrival of participants Informal reception at 6 p.m., Stanford Terrace Inn |
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| Thursday, October 14 | |
| All conference sessions in Stauffer Auditorium, Hoover Institution, Stanford University | |
| 8:00 A.M. | Continental breakfast, Hatfield Court |
| 8:30 A.M. | Welcome Opening Remarks: The Honorable George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution Welcome: John Raisian, Director, Hoover Institution; Elena Danielson, Associate Director, Hoover Institution; Christian Ostermann, Director, Cold War International History Project, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Special Welcome: President Václav Havel (recorded) Conference Program Overview: A. Ross Johnson, Hoover Institution |
| 9:00 A.M. | Panel 1 Roundtable—Goals and Content of Western Broadcasts; Testimony of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Officials Moderator: Norman Naimark, Stanford University and Hoover Institution Participants: Paul Henze, former RFE and U.S. official; J. F. Brown, former RFE Director; Gene Sosin, former RL official Commentator: István Rev, Open Society Archives, Budapest Discussion |
| 10:30 A.M. | Break |
| 11:00 A.M. | Panel 2 Roundtable—Goals and Content of Western Broadcasts—VOA, BBC, RIAS; Testimony of Officials and Experts Moderator: Chip Blacker, Stanford University Participants: Alan Heil, former VOA official; Eugeniusz Smolar, former BBC official; Christian Ostermann, Cold War International History Project Commentator: Mark Pomar, IREX, former broadcast official Discussion |
| 12:30 P.M. | Luncheon, Hatfield Court |
| 1:30 P.M. | Panel 3 Impact of the Broadcasts: Jamming and Audiences Moderator: John Dunlop, Hoover Institution Paper: Jamming and Counterjamming–George Woodard, former RFE/RL and International Broadcasting Bureau Chief Engineer Paper: RFE/RL Estimates of Audiences–Gene Parta, RFE/RL Paper: Soviet Measurements of Audiences–Elena Bashkirova, Romir, Moscow Paper: Polish Measurements of Audiences–Leszek Gawlikowski, RFE/RL Discussant: Sharon Wolchik, Elliot School, George Washington University Discussion |
Participants in a panel on goals and content of Western broadcasts included (from left) Norman Naimark, Gene Sosin, Paul Henze, and
J. F. Brown
John Raisian, Elena Bonner, and George P. Shultz