[GreenKeys] Teletype Machine

[Charles Ring]

Jack Hart wrote:

> Henry, et al,
>
> I remember seeing a photo, somewhere, of a teleprinter that was used for the
> "hot line" between Russia and the US during Kennedy's time in office. It
> looked
> a little like a Model 15/Lorenz machine. However, a Model 28 would not be
> out
> of the question since they were used all over the place. I personally saw
> a couple of 28 Compacts used by the Secret Service as they followed the
> President in his travels (Johnson, at the time). If the producer is
> looking for a 28, then it looks like you have what he needs.
>
> Jack WA2HWJ

The 15-looking machine was a Russian version of the 15 with three shifts to
accomodate the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. It and 28ASR's were used on the
Hotline, but was the hot line in place during the missile crisis?  I seem to
recall that it was set up in the aftermath of the crisis,