This accession consists of records created and maintained by Martin Harwit, Director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), 1987-1995, documenting plans to exhibit THE ORIGINAL ENOLA GAY EXHIBIT TITLE PROFESSIONAL A script for "The Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War" was released for comment The "Enola Gay" and the resulting controversy. The exhibition was retitled "The Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II" and the script underwent several major revisions through January 1995.Įach version of the script was met with controversy, particularly from veterans groups. On January 30, the exhibition was cancelled and Harwit resigned as Director on MayĢ, 1995. On June 28, 1995, "Enola Gay" was presented as a fact-based exhibition with little interpretation and significant emphasis on the aircraft's restoration. In 1996, Harwit published the book "An Exhibit Denied: Resignation, Harwit continued to collect clippings and journal articles related to the "Enola Gay" and its exhibition. THE ORIGINAL ENOLA GAY EXHIBIT TITLE PROFESSIONAL.
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