“The thought sometimes - the unpleasant thought sometimes creeps up on me here as to whether perhaps Khrushchev was not invited here to enable you to sort of rub him in your sauce and to show the might and the strength of the United States so as to make him sort of... so as to make him shaky at the knees. If that is so, then if I came - if it took me about 12 hours to get here, I guess it'll just - it'll take no more than about 10½ hours to fly back.”
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Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was one of the most influential leaders in Soviet history, serving from 1953 to 1964. During his tenure, Khrushchev implemented the de-Stalinization policy, attempted to improve relations with Western countries, and promoted economic reforms. more
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