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American Experience: Cold War Roadshow

American ExperienceSeason 262014-11-18

Overview

In 1959, at the very height of the Cold War, with American schoolchildren practicing duck-and-cover drills, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, the man who Americans feared could incinerate them in a rain of hydrogen bombs arrived in Washington, D.C. at the invitation of President Eisenhower. For both men, the visit was an opportunity to halt the escalating threats of the Cold War and chart a new course toward peaceful coexistence

Details

Series
American Experience
Season
Season 26
Episode
Episode 7
Air date
2014-11-18
Runtime
55 min

Episode context

Cold War Roadshow is Episode 7 in Season 26 of American Experience. It aired on 2014-11-18. The runtime is 55 min.

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