Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev engage in the "Kitchen Debate," staged in an American-fashioned kitchen in Moscow. The two leaders argued over the differences in their national economies, but the debate did improve communication between Washington D.C. and Moscow.
Year
1959
Date of Event
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