Friday, July 24, 2015

The Kitchen Debates, 1959

Close but no cigar.

Vice President Nixon anSoviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have an impromptu date about the merits of communism vs. capitalism in a model American kitchen at the National American Exhibition National Exhibition in Moscow.

Excerpts from the New York Times taken from NPR:

"On political problems," the Soviet Premier said, "we will never agree with you. For instance, [Soviet statesman Anastas] Mikoyan likes very peppery soup. I do not. But this does not mean that we do not get along."
"You can learn from us, and we can learn from you," Mr. Nixon said. "There must be a free exchange. Let the people choose the kind of house, the kind of soup, the kind of ideas that they want."



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