The Long Telegram

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On February 22, 1946, George F. Kennan, a career diplomat working in the American embassy in Moscow, sent an 8,000-word cable to the State Department in Washington.In it, he explained why the Soviet Union behaved as it did, outlining its unique combination of a communist ideology and historical Russian paranoia and suspicion. 

He also gave a prescription for how the United States should respond.

Although he couldn’t have known it at the time, that message became the foundation for American policy during the Cold War. 

Learn more about the Long Telegram and how it influenced American foreign policy during the Cold War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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On February 22, 1946, George F. Kennan, a career diplomat working in the American embassy in Moscow, sent an 8,000-word cable to the State Department in Washington.In it, he explained why the Soviet Union behaved as it did, outlining its unique combination of a communist ideology and historical Russian paranoia and suspicion. 

He also gave a prescription for how the United States should respond.

Although he couldn’t have known it at the time, that message became the foundation for American policy during the Cold War. 

Learn more about the Long Telegram and how it influenced American foreign policy during the Cold War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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  • Quince
    • Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!
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    • Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed
  • Stash
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Subscribe to the podcast! 

https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/

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Executive Producer: Charles Daniel

Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer

 

Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere


Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily

Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip

Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ 


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2025-09-09 14 min
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