James Bond, Ian Fleming's irrepressible and ubiquitous 'spy', is often understood as a Cold Warrior, but James Bond's Cold War diverged from actual global conflict in subtle but significant ways. Tension between the real and fictional provides perspectives into Cold War culture transcending ideological and geographical divides. The Bondiverse is complex and multi- textual, including novels, films, video games, and even a comic Strip, and has also inspired an array of homages, copies, and competitors. This presentation will consider James Bond as a cultural phenomenon and explore how a figure born in the year Queen Elizabeth II was crowned continues to attract attention and influence popular culture. Dr. Reginald J. Granieri is Professor of History at the United States Army War College, as well as a Director of the Center for the Study of American and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He studies German History, European- American Relations, the cold Warm and contemporary politics.