Nixon vs. Khrushchev - The Kitchen Debate (1959)

The Kitchen Debate was a series of impromptu exchanges (through interpreters) between then U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow on July 24, 1959. For the exhibition, an entire house was built that the American exhibitors claimed anyone in America could afford. It was filled with labor-saving and recreational devices meant to represent the fruits of the capitalist American consumer market.

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[BasicModelling]

Chrustjev always had a great sense of humour.. :)

[trupoed12]

translation is fake.for example at the beginning, Khrushchev doesnt talk about Nixon and his profession, but about Voroshilov (standing right in hat) and the fact that he had been a cavalryman sometime. After that there are many mistakes too

[theysman]

Politics used to be way much more fun

[Bunchy93]

Both were capitalists, but nixon LOL what a loser no ones laughing at his jokes

[prjerry7]

@czarpeppers cold war was more of an argument about open or closed economies. It had little to do with democracy vs communism, China was communist & in the 70's opened up to be a western allie.

USA supported many non-democratic dictatorships back in the day and has never condemned such political structures [though now they do if they kill civilians massively].

I agree with Karl M. in that economics shape social & later political conditions.

[czarpeppers]

@prjerry7 Please research the topic more, Khrushchev was a great man at many points, as was Nixon. They both also had major failings as leaders as well. I find people often have a very simplistic view of the Cold War, when it was actually one of the most complicated conflicts in geo-politics, one that is still relevant when looking at today's issues.

[czarpeppers]

@prjerry7 The only reason Khrushchev was "torn a new one" was because he preferred to give the Soviet people a better standard of living rather than making bombs and maintaining a massive standing army. He sacrificed so much to achieve that goal, but he was up against the bureaucracy of the CPSU and could only achieve so much. He was a great man, not perfect of course, but a great man nevertheless. The idea of Nixon as a dictator is dumb though, I will agree with you there.

[jumpnjza2]

Brezhnev fucked it all up.

[jumpnjza2]

I love Krushchev.

[prjerry7]

@dpapaioannow Nixon a dictator lol wtf? ANYWAYS, the truth is that while your description of Nixon is cold & bitter its allot prettier then ANYTHING ANYONE can say about Khrushchev. I say late great history teared that idiot Khrushchev a new one...EPIC OWNAGE ROFL :]

[dpapaioannow]

@prjerry7 history remembers nixon for being a fucking pshycotic crook who ordered the shooting of unarmed protesters at kent who opposed his fucking war....a fucking ruthless asshole who used harrasment as a means to an end(watergate...among others),nixon was just a fucking dictator...the guy is just DEAD and that's about it ;)

[prjerry7]

@dpapaioannow But Nixon acted more maturely and in the end history will recognize him for having truth, Khrushchev was full of shit