Sunday, March 30, 2025

Willis Conover

 Willis Conover


The most famous American in the Soviet Union in 1980.





While anecdotal, I can attest from personal interactions with Soviets in all 12 republics over 4 years that the most important, respected American was a jass dickjockey on the Voice of America named Willis Conover.


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