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Description
This film shows the news footage of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's visit to Iowa in 1959. The video focuses on Khrushchev at the Swine Research Center of Iowa State University. It shows him seeing how hogs were raised from birth to market. He also visited the farm of Roswell Garst in Coon Rapids, Iowa.
Transcript from Nikita Khrushchev Video
Source-Dependent Questions
- Based upon what you heard in the interviews, how would you characterize the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union? How is this similar or different from the other documents in the text set?
- Considering the suggestion of “(t)he best place to hold a summit meeting would be an Illinois cornfield.” In what ways could a meeting of this nature impact the interaction between nations?
Citation Information
Khrushchev’s Visit to Iowa. 1959. WOI-TV Film Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Iowa State University Library.