A strange inspiration? U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Strange McNamara (from Jan 1961 to Feb 1968 ) and the movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). 
Also, did you know that the movie was supposed to end in a pie fight? 
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I think that would have impressed me more than the theater ending. Thanks for the 'trivia'.
You're welcome. Working through our old Smithsonian magazines has certainly led to some interesting tangents. 
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I still need to see that movie.
Yes... interesting tangents! 
I found out that the SS Minnow isn't named after the fish but rather named for the director of the FCC in that day, Newton N. Minow.
nickolamartynov: Ha!