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it yes sure us, Welcome to the Russian rulers history podcast, episode 96, the American trip, the U2, and the Shoe.

Last episode, we recounted the beginning of the Berlin crisis

and the planning stages of the grandest moment of Nikita Sergeiovich Khrushchev's career as leader of the Soviet Union, the American trip.

So maybe I got a little bit ahead of myself once again when I said I'd cover the Cuban missile

crisis, this podcast.

Well, researching things, I came across so much material about Krustruff's American

trip, the U2 incident, Berlin, and the shoe-banging

at the UN.

I just couldn't get into Cuba yet.

That and I don't want to start Brereshnev's ascension to power before episode 100.

Which reminds me to keep asking for all of you to continue sending questions you'd like

to have answered about Russian history for that episode.

You can go to our Facebook page at Russian rulers history podcast or to the podcast site itself

at Russian rulers. podhoster.com.

I've gotten some fantastic and some controversial questions already, so keep it up.

So, where were we? ready, so keep it up.

So where were we?

Ah yes, Khrushchev had just arrived at Andrews Air Force Base just outside of Washington,

D.C. on his Tupalev 114 where he was met with great fanfare.

If at this point you had only read Pravda, the official Russian newspaper, you would have thought that all of the citizens of Washington, D.C. lined the 15-mile route to the Premier's Hotel.

They said,

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