The Moscow-Washington hotline is established - August 30th, 1963
August 30, 20248m 55s
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On this day in 1963, the first message was sent on the Moscow-to-Washington hotline.
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This Day In HistoryOn This DayThe Moscow-Washington HotlineMoscow-Washington HotlineThe HotlineHotlineThe Red PhoneRed PhoneMOLINKFirst MessageUnited StatesThe Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe USSRUSSRRussiaMoscowThe KremlinThe White HouseThe PentagonWashington DCUS PresidentPOTUSPresidentSoviet PremierPremierWorld LeaderWorld LeadersNuclear SuperpowersDirect LineLine Of CommunicationCommunicationMisunderstandingAccidentMiscalculationWarMutually Assured DestructionDeterrentPresident KennedyJohn F. KennedySoviet Premier KhrushchevNikita KhrushchevKhrushchevCold WarInternational CrisisCuban Missile CrisisU.S.U.S.S.R.Nuclear WarCubaCommunication SystemTelegramPhone CallTrans-Atlantic Phone CallInterceptedSecurityDelaysTranslateTranslationTranslatorInterpreterMisinterpretedSlowTediousEncrypted MessageWarheadsDiplomatic MessagesNuclear Test-Ban TreatyHot Line AgreementInstallationEstablishmentWritten CommunicationWritten MessagesTextTeletype MachineTeletypeNorwayNorwegianNeutral PartyKeyboardPrinterTransmitterTest MessageTest RunTestTrialSovietsRussianSunsetEmergencyEmergenciesPresident Lyndon B. JohnsonPresident JohnsonSix Day WarMiddle EastAlexei KosyginSoviet Premier Alexei KosyginPremier Alexei KosyginRichard NixonPresident NixonRonald ReaganPresident ReaganDirect Phone LineRed TelephoneMythPop CultureBatmanJames BondDr. StrangeloveTVMoviesHollywoodNational Military Command CenterEyes OnlyThe President's Eyes OnlyOval OfficeRaven Rock MountainCamp DavidEquipmentTechnologyCommunicationsUpdatesUpgradesFaxComputer24/7MessagesOperatorsRecipesMagazine ArticlesNovelsExcerptsPoetryShakespeareMark TwainDostoyevskyPoliticsWorld AffairsPolitics HistoryWar HistoryCold War HistorySoviet HistoryRussian HistoryAmerican HistoryUS HistoryWorld History