Interview: Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

Francis Gary Powers Jr. is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of The Cold War Museum located at Vint Hill, VA. He is the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Cold War Theme Study which assists the National Park Service to identify...

An episode of the Gigi in the 561 podcast, hosted by Gerry Barker, titled "Interview: Francis Gary Powers, Jr." was published on March 1, 2021 and runs 29 minutes.

March 1, 2021 ·29m · Gigi in the 561

Summary

Francis Gary Powers Jr. is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of The Cold War Museum located at Vint Hill, VA. He is the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Cold War Theme Study which assists the National Park Service to identify historic Cold War sites for preservation.​In 2015, he consulted for a Steven Spielberg thriller, Bridge of Spies, about the 1962 spy exchange between KGB spy Rudolph Abel and CIA U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, Sr. Gary is the author of Letters from a Soviet Prison and Spy Pilot. He lectures internationally, appears regularly on news broadcasts.

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