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|spouse = Benedicte Traberg Smith |
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| ⚫ | |professional affiliations = CBS and ABC}}{{Clearright}}{{The Hot War Historical Character|appearance=''[[Fallout]]''|type of appearance=Direct (as "Howard")}}{{Stack end}}'''Howard Kingsbury Smith''' (May 12, 1914 – February 15, 2002) was an [[American]] journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman and political commentator, and one of the original "[[Edward R. Murrow]] boys." |
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+ | ==Howard K. Smith in [[The Hot War]]== |
| + | At a press conference during [[World War III (The Hot War)|World War III]], '''Howard K. Smith''' asked [[President of the United States (Other Presidents)|President]] [[Harry Truman (The Hot War)|Harry Truman]], "Sir, how do you feel about being one of the two men responsible for so much death and destruction?" Truman explained that he took consolation knowing that no other president could have done anything much different. Truman did not suggest that Smith ask [[Joseph Stalin (The Hot War)|Joseph Stalin]], the other obliquely referenced man.<ref>''[[Fallout]]'', p. 114.</ref> |
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| − | [[Lou Weissberg]] derisively compared [[Tom Schmidt]] to '''Howard K. Smith''', claiming that the former wouldn't make anyone forget the latter. This came after Schmidt passed on a copy of the [[Matthew Cunningham]] film to the media back in the [[United States (Iron Heart)|States]]. |
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| + | ==See Also== |
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| + | *[[Howard K. Smith (Minor References)|References to Historical Figures in Turtledove's Work]] for more minor references to Smith in Turtledove's work. |
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| + | ==References== |
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Howard Kingsbury Smith (May 12, 1914 – February 15, 2002) was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman and political commentator, and one of the original "Edward R. Murrow boys."
Howard K. Smith in The Hot War[]
At a press conference during World War III, Howard K. Smith asked President Harry Truman, "Sir, how do you feel about being one of the two men responsible for so much death and destruction?" Truman explained that he took consolation knowing that no other president could have done anything much different. Truman did not suggest that Smith ask Joseph Stalin, the other obliquely referenced man.[1]
See Also[]
- References to Historical Figures in Turtledove's Work for more minor references to Smith in Turtledove's work.
References[]
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