Cold War Roadshow (2014) [NR]
Release Date:
November 18, 2014
Original Title:
Cold War Roadshow
Alternate Titles:
American Experience: Cold War Roadshow
Cold War Roadshow (American Experience)
Cold War Roadshow: American Experience
Genres:
Documentary | History
Production Companies:
ARTE
Point du Jour
Robert Stone Productions
Sundial Entertainment
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 53
Kruschev's Great American Tour
Cold War Roadshow tells the story of one of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of modern history — the unprecedented barnstorming across America in the fall of 1959 by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, the world leader of communism and America’s arch nemesis. At the very height of the Cold War, with American schoolchildren practicing duck-and-cover drills, 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. For the American press, it was the media blockbuster story of the year.