Dear James,
No, I do not know of it but it doesn’t mean I do not have it stored. There is a lot of material of my father’s yet to go through – his life’s work.
When looking back, it was around 1961 when things became difficult for our family because of “certain things” he had said on the air. Can you tell me anything more about the speech – where it was given, etc.? Among the vast material I have stored are the original tapes from his first shows on the air, from back in the early 1950’s all the way through his last shows on NBC in 1964- when he was forced off the air.
I’m not sure there were many people who realized that my father spoke Russian fluently.
He died in 1999.
Thank you for the photo of my father. I really don’t know where you ever found it – and I truly appreciate it, very much.
Thanks also to all for the welcome. I have been talking with John Simkin on and off for several years about my dad, ever since first finding a post here about him. John has been very supportive about finding out just what my father’s knowledge was, who the players were in his life by 1964, and why. I do recall that he was an advisor and friend to JFK, who often came up to our farm to just talk with him. It was a casual atmosphere, as many people from all over the world came to visit often, back in those days. My father had an office in the woods but after our home close by was burned to the ground 7 weeks after JFK’s death, his life changed and his television career halted. I do know more information and hope to piece things together better, someday.