Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (sold)
The Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (1958 - 1973) was created in 1958 during the Eisenhower administration. It was originally named the Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization and was an office of the Executive Office of the President consolidating the duties of the existing Office of Defense Mobilization and the Federal Civil Defense Administration. The civil defense responsibilities of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization were transferred to the Department of Defense's Office of Civil Defense after August 1, 1961. The office was then renamed the Office of Emergency Planning from September 22, 1961 and was eventually renamed again as the Office of Emergency Preparedness on October 21, 1968. The office was abolished on July 1, 1973.
Cold War Era map illustrating Washington, D.C. evacuation routes in the event of a nuclear strike.
This is a 1959 Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization map of Washington, D.C created during the height of the Cold War. The map depicts the city from Falls Church and Springfield, Virginia to District Heights and Randolph Village, Maryland. Created to inform ... (more details)
Curious relic of the Cold War.
A curious relic of the Cold War, this is a 1959 Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization map of Washington D.C illustrating evacuation routes in case of nuclear attack. The map was issued to disseminate Washington D.C. evacuation plans in the case of a nuclear strike. With Cold War tensions an all-time high, this was a very real concern. There were no less than 9 nuclear close calls between 1956 and 1969. These plans were likely devised following the 1956 Suez Crises, when a series of misinterpretations, false intelligence, and high political tension nearly led to a nuclear exchange. (more details)