Timeline Friday 30 August 1963

Events on Friday 30 August 1963 1

• 1963 Moscow-Washington hotline established Direct communication link created after the missile crisis The United States and Soviet Union established a direct teletype link between the White House and the Kremlin, prompted by communication delays during the previous year's Cuban Missile Crisis. The "red telephone" became a lasting symbol of Cold War crisis management. It was first used during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.