Khrushchev would later boast that he had done everything he could to undermine Nixon’s 1960 race against John F. Kennedy. JFK, as it turned out, sent his own messages to Khrushchev with less ...

Vice President Richard Nixon engaged in an impromptu exchange with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on the merits of their respective economic systems. On this day in 1959, at a U.S. trade fair in ...

It was an unlikely location for a Cold War showdown: Vice President Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev in the model kitchen of a "typical American house" at the 1959 American exhibition in Moscow ...

Richard Nixon makes a point during an argument with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Moscow,, July 25, 1959. Howard Sochurek—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ...

Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev debating at the American National Exhibition in Moscow, 1959 (Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons) Sign up to receive our latest updates!

Actors who played the role of Nikita S. Khrushchev: Chet Carlin [Broadway] Add a Show Listing: Email: Sign-up: News on your favorite shows, specials & more! EXPLORE REGIONS. Email: Sign-up: ...

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, center left, talks with U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon during their famous 'Kitchen Debate' at the United States exhibit at Moscow's Sokolniki Park, July 24, 1959.

Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev (left center) engage in a discussion in front of a kitchen display at the U.S. exhibit at Moscow's Sokolniki Park on July 24, 1959.