Jack Barsky
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And he said, can you imagine one day working for the government?
He didn't ask you to join the KGB right now.
He's still sussing you out.
And the next meeting was in a restaurant, the most expensive restaurant in town.
And he said, well, we're going to meet there.
And when I get to the table, there was another fellow sitting there.
And this guy who never introduced himself said, by the way, this is Herman.
We're working with our Soviet comrades.
This is exciting, right?
You're a third year in college and the KGB is taking you to a fancy restaurant?
Oh, the KGB was known to us as the most powerful organization on the planet.
You know, there was a KGB mythology.
And philosophically right now, where are you with regards to the Communist Party?
I was a member of the party.
I was very active in the youth organization at university.
And was this because it was just convenient to do that, or were you a true believer?
I was a true believer.