During this time the FAA’s Air Traffic Control Centers were being redesigned and consolidated. The En Route ARTCCs were massive concrete and steel facilities with massive 8ft thick steel reinforced walls and lead encapsulated rooftops set on steel I-beams on 14-inch centers. Flash-activated shutters enclosed the administrative side while the control room was encased inside lead, steel, and concrete. A massive water-holding tank, massive diesel generators, fuel storage, and food were kept underground to keep enclosed personnel safe for weeks. Communication to outlying air/ground, radar, computer, and adjacent facilities was accomplished by dedicated AT&T GP lines with dual and triple redundancy along with microwave antenna. Autovon lines, teletype, and secure communication was also incorporated. [ARTCC Controller ZAB/ZDV retired 36 years]
Ive worked inside several of those AT&T buildings Wake Island, Ascension Island, Grand Turk, GBI, Newfundland and Arctic circle old DEW site's I dont know if all of them where reinforced like that but thats what they called them AT&T/ (TCF's)Tech Control Facs. I can tell ya the Bldg on Wake took a direct hit from a tsunami and was still standing and it was over 50 years old I found the AT&T blue prints in it, We were using it to route subcable into it.
b-52's were always flying, 24/7, they'd head straight for different areas of the Arctic Circle, then double back, so that Russia never knew which ones were gonna go through.
Thank you for uploading this historic film. I would also suggest indicating the title, somewhere. If not in the title line, then in the description. And if not in the description, then as a minimum, added to the search term tags. This film's title is: *_"Seconds for Survival"_* This is heard in the audio appears on screen at the beginning and again at the end. 3:53 / 30:38. And while the film year is included in the description, if a person wanted to know when the intro was recorded, they'd have to search for the copyright of *_2011,_* which appears at the very end.
3:53 / 30:38 - the title of this film does not appear in text anywhere, not even in the search term tags. This is the title: *"Seconds for Survival"* (1959, with the outro copyright marked as 2011, so that looks to be the year that the intro was filmed) If this info were added to the video, then this might help others to find this historic film.
I was wondering if you have the Bell system film that starts with a scene between an airplane and ground control, and they lose communication for a while. I watched this film on reel-to-reel years ago and it was discarded. It was basically about how we rely on communications and what happens when the system breaks down. It also showed a patient in an iron lung at home in distress because the power went out. It also showed someone activating an air raid siren. Thanks!
AT&T is alone, the most amazing company in American history. America is tired of idiotic slogans about signal. Instead of America's Strongest 4G Network, it should be promoted as America's strongest Telephone company, since the phone itself was invented. Prop yourselves up instead of putting Verizon down, we all know they suck, but we are too young to know your greatness!
The AT&T shown in this film ceased to exist when they were broken up by the government in 1982. The current "AT&T" is, just like Verizon, a small fragment of the old "Bell System".
@@cllewis1 The current AT&T was born out of the Baby Bell SWBT aka SBC. That Baby Bell grew big enough that it was able to buy its former parent, the legacy AT&T aka Ma Bell. Over time after that it has indeed bought up and brought back together most of the former Baby Bells. Bell Labs belongs to Nokia now and the Western Electric name has been resurrected and is manufacturing 300B vacuum tubes for the audio industry at the Western Electric Rossville Works near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Your story isn't exactly true. The "red" phone as you put it, the phones connected to the national defense communications network, Autovon, aren't switched with the rest of AT&T's network, so there's no way to dial those phones from civilian homes. The little girl MISDIALED the number and got Shoup's desk phone, not some fictitious red phone. There was never a misprint. Shoup's family changed the story through the years to make it sound better.
Always thought it was cool pulling up flightradar24 and track Santa. They even have his route of travel and ground speed. Along with the sleigh and reindeer.
The attack response depicted at the end of the film represents an unthinkably horrifying outcome that is not shown. Even before ICBMs obviated the primary threat of bomber attack, such a war would have had grave consequences for even a well-defended and vigilant USA. However, our stance at the time and, indeed, throughout the Cold War was the right one.
I'm sorry about the confusion, Jenny. We recently bought NORAD, so disregard the bill from NORAD and only pay the bill from us. Jenny: Are you sure? Yes. You'll be fine. The addition of NORAD is taking many of us time to get used to as well. Is there anything else we can help you with? Jenny: Oh, no. Well, Jenny, you have a wonderful day!
@@scarakus, this film is clearly marked as having been made in *_1959._* Tagged here 3:53 / 30:38. They are discussing systems that did not exist in the early 50s.
During this time the FAA’s Air Traffic Control Centers were being redesigned and consolidated. The En Route ARTCCs were massive concrete and steel facilities with massive 8ft thick steel reinforced walls and lead encapsulated rooftops set on steel I-beams on 14-inch centers. Flash-activated shutters enclosed the administrative side while the control room was encased inside lead, steel, and concrete. A massive water-holding tank, massive diesel generators, fuel storage, and food were kept underground to keep enclosed personnel safe for weeks.
Communication to outlying air/ground, radar, computer, and adjacent facilities was accomplished by dedicated AT&T GP lines with dual and triple redundancy along with microwave antenna. Autovon lines, teletype, and secure communication was also incorporated.
[ARTCC Controller ZAB/ZDV retired 36 years]
Ive worked inside several of those AT&T buildings Wake Island, Ascension Island, Grand Turk, GBI, Newfundland and Arctic circle old DEW site's I dont know if all of them where reinforced like that but thats what they called them AT&T/ (TCF's)Tech Control Facs.
I can tell ya the Bldg on Wake took a direct hit from a tsunami and was still standing and it was over 50 years old I found the AT&T blue prints in it, We were using it to route subcable into it.
Ma Bell has the best TH-cam channel.
AT&T is truly a American institution. 🇺🇸
b-52's were always flying, 24/7, they'd head straight for different areas of the Arctic Circle, then double back, so that Russia never knew which ones were gonna go through.
I can see NORAD from the back deck . I genuinely appreciate everything and everyone keeping the sanity and freedom.
Are you telling me the "hot line" for CONAD was on the public switched network and not AUTOVON? I kinda find that hard to believe...
That's because it's not true. The girl misdialed the number and got the colonel's public switched desk phone, not his Autovon phone.
We'll see what we can find. Thanks for the suggestion
Thank you for uploading this historic film.
I would also suggest indicating the title, somewhere.
If not in the title line, then in the description.
And if not in the description, then as a minimum, added to the search term tags.
This film's title is:
*_"Seconds for Survival"_*
This is heard in the audio appears on screen at the beginning and again at the end. 3:53 / 30:38.
And while the film year is included in the description, if a person wanted to know when the intro was recorded, they'd have to search for the copyright of *_2011,_* which appears at the very end.
WOW, Raymond Massey narrates, Very good actor
I love these!
Meanwhile Earl was getting a busy signal as the nukes rained down!
3:53 / 30:38 - the title of this film does not appear in text anywhere, not even in the search term tags. This is the title:
*"Seconds for Survival"* (1959, with the outro copyright marked as 2011, so that looks to be the year that the intro was filmed)
If this info were added to the video, then this might help others to find this historic film.
He says the title at 3 minutes in.
And at 3:27
Lol, civil defense alert, to what ends? not gonna happen...
Great Video!
17:41 that was pretty weak. Looks like that one rocket's motor misfired
beautiful video start's at 3:10 after annoying severely brain injured, slowly speaking nobody stops mumbling owww yaaoooww
This narrator is wild in the beginning.
I was wondering if you have the Bell system film that starts with a scene between an airplane and ground control, and they lose communication for a while. I watched this film on reel-to-reel years ago and it was discarded. It was basically about how we rely on communications and what happens when the system breaks down. It also showed a patient in an iron lung at home in distress because the power went out. It also showed someone activating an air raid siren. Thanks!
ignored.. for ten years...
Ignored.. for ten months...
Thanks!
Considering the systems weren't activated when the phone rang, the Col shouldn't of had any reason to not to be calm, when the little girl called.
AT&T is alone, the most amazing company in American history. America is tired of idiotic slogans about signal.
Instead of America's Strongest 4G Network, it should be promoted as America's strongest Telephone company, since the phone itself was invented.
Prop yourselves up instead of putting Verizon down, we all know they suck, but we are too young to know your greatness!
The AT&T shown in this film ceased to exist when they were broken up by the government in 1982.
The current "AT&T" is, just like Verizon, a small fragment of the old "Bell System".
@@bobweiss8682 although most of the baby bells are reunited as the new AT&T nowadays...
@@cllewis1 The current AT&T was born out of the Baby Bell SWBT aka SBC. That Baby Bell grew big enough that it was able to buy its former parent, the legacy AT&T aka Ma Bell. Over time after that it has indeed bought up and brought back together most of the former Baby Bells. Bell Labs belongs to Nokia now and the Western Electric name has been resurrected and is manufacturing 300B vacuum tubes for the audio industry at the Western Electric Rossville Works near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
@@williamjones4483 I'm just 60 miles south of roseville. Had no idea Western electric had been resurrected.
@@cllewis1 Not Roseville. Rossville, Georgia. Just south of Chattanooga, Tennessee. www.westernelectric.com
Why am I reminded of Charles Nelson Reilly?
Your story isn't exactly true. The "red" phone as you put it, the phones connected to the national defense communications network, Autovon, aren't switched with the rest of AT&T's network, so there's no way to dial those phones from civilian homes. The little girl MISDIALED the number and got Shoup's desk phone, not some fictitious red phone. There was never a misprint. Shoup's family changed the story through the years to make it sound better.
And the NORAD Santa Tracker was born.
Always thought it was cool pulling up flightradar24 and track Santa. They even have his route of travel and ground speed. Along with the sleigh and reindeer.
I’m pretty sure they backed a car into the studio for the red blinking light effect.
Also why is he yelling
I'm guessing too much coffee. Ma Bell ran on it.
The attack response depicted at the end of the film represents an unthinkably horrifying outcome that is not shown. Even before ICBMs obviated the primary threat of bomber attack, such a war would have had grave consequences for even a well-defended and vigilant USA. However, our stance at the time and, indeed, throughout the Cold War was the right one.
5:06 John Hamm
I give them firemen credit for getting there before that thing. Flashed over and only took talking like ten seconds
Yay for Canada! 🇨🇦
I'm sorry about the confusion, Jenny. We recently bought NORAD, so disregard the bill from NORAD and only pay the bill from us.
Jenny: Are you sure?
Yes. You'll be fine. The addition of NORAD is taking many of us time to get used to as well.
Is there anything else we can help you with?
Jenny: Oh, no.
Well, Jenny, you have a wonderful day!
What year was this made?
1952
@@scarakus, this film is clearly marked as having been made in *_1959._* Tagged here 3:53 / 30:38.
They are discussing systems that did not exist in the early 50s.
OMG a wrong #
Hi and Thank you for calling AT and T, who; my name is Jed, who can we nuke for you?
*_'Reach Out and Touch Someone'_*
That is the most annoying voice I have ever heard
wtf is that camera angle lmao