The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Scott is a highly decorated war hero who never misses a chance to denounce the new treaty. President Lyman’s most forceful opponent is Air Force General James Mattoon Scott (Burt Lancaster). there’d have come one day when they’d have blown us up, or we’d have blown them up.” could have maintained “a nice, cushy feeling that we’ve got a bomb for every one of theirs. He explains his reason for making the pact. In one of the opening scenes, the president talks with a sympathetic friend, Senator Raymond Clark (Edmond O’Brien). And the president’s approval rating has sunk to 29 percent. The military-industrial complex feels betrayed. Now, demonstrators for and against the treaty are coming to blows. President Jordan Lyman (Fredric March) has recently signed a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union. Seven Days in Maybegins with a riot in front of the White House. Seven Arts Productions and Joel Productions Spoiler Alert! The first half of what follows is a full synopsis: Here's a review of one of my favorites so far. Anyway, one of those projects has to do with feature films of the Cold War era. I know, I really should focus on just one. I've been trying to work on a number of different historical projects lately.
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