Nuclear Theater

Nuclear Theater

One, Two, Three: Buying the world a Coke

In 1961 Berlin, the situation was hopeless but not serious.

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James Oliphant
Apr 18, 2025
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James Cagney rolls through One, Two, Three like a human bowling ball – he’s constantly in motion, trying to knock over every obstacle in his path. As the head of Coca-Cola’s operations in West Berlin, Cagney’s C.D. MacNamara has more than a few impediments in his way, including the Iron Curtain. It’s 1961, the dawn of the Kennedy Era, and MacNamara’s d…

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