Author:

Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001  Search this

Subject:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics  Search this

National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Physical description:

p. 4

Date:

March 1972

Category:

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Summary:

Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley describes the revived plans for the National Air and Space Museum, which was chartered in 1966 but abandoned due to the Vietnam War. Ripley discusses the worth and uniqueness of the new museum that is scheduled to open on the Mall in 1976.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Vol. 2, no. 12 (Journal)

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Castle View  Search this

Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_2856