Earlier, when Khrushchev and his entourage had expressed interest in going to Disneyland, Parker had assured Lodge that he could provide adequate security. But during the drive from the airport to the ...

At a Kremlin dinner, Nikita Khrushchev cried that Russia would abandon Communism “when the shrimp learns to whistle.” Wagging a finger at Indians in Bangalore, Nikita warned that each beast has its ...

He called them “gentlemen capital ists,” and only occasionally suggested that all capitalists are really robbers and cheats. Communist delegations from all over the world crowded into Moscow for the ...

It is, I admit, an odd thing to celebrate: A long-winded and not entirely honest speech, made behind closed doors, addressed to the stony-faced leaders of a country that no longer exists. Nevertheless ...