9-22-59 - Xtra - Nikita S.F. Speech

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The Russian Empire was a great power.

It was a great power.

It was a great power.

It was a great power.

It was a great power.

It was a great power.

It was a great power.

It was a great power.

It was a great power.

It was a great power.

It was a great power.

It was a great power.

The Russian people reached California a long time ago.

You know that settlements and towns with Russian names still exist in these parts.

For many years the American West maintained trade relations with our country, and it is only recently that Soviet American trade has been reduced virtually to North.

Here, dear Californians share these feelings and aspirations with us.

In parks and in parks they are marked on the walls of houses, they are in the hearts of every Soviet person.

And this is because all Soviet people are trying with peaceful efforts to protect themselves and the whole world from the horrors of war.

We know very well what war is, and despite the fact that we are strong, we do not want humanity to ever recognize war with its troubles and destructions.

They are to be heard everywhere in our country.

They are to be seen in white stone on the slopes of railway tracks.

They are to be seen written in flowers in our parks and gardens.

They are to be seen traced on house walls.

They are in the heart of every Soviet citizen, and this is because all Soviet people are seeking by their peaceful labor to safeguard themselves and the entire world against the horrors of war.

We know well what war means, and though we are strong, we do not want war with its consequences and its destructions ever again to be visited upon mankind.

We have already had and will have honest conversations with the President of the United States, Mr.

Dwight Eisenhower, on many issues.

I hope that as a result of our conversations, both sides will significantly approach the solution of the complex international problems that would ultimately ensure the strengthening of the world and the safety of the people.

We hope that our conversations will come substantially closer to the solution of urgent international problems, which in the final count would ensure the strengthening of universal peace and the security of the peoples.

Identifier

F.2012-03-1093

Date Of Production

1959

Abstract

Black and white footage featuring Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev making a speech with the aid of an interpreter at the Sheraton-Palace hotel in San Francisco. He talks about the history of the USA and USSR and how many Russian immigrants came to California. He and the Soviet people all hope for a world of peace and friendship with America and other nations. He hopes his talks with President Dwight D. Eisenhower on this trip will help ensure that peace. This was the first time a Soviet premier had visited the USA.
Former child star Shirley Temple Black is shown seated with other diplomats earlier in the footage. This would have been just before the start of her political career, which she pursued in earnest in the 1960s.

Run Time

0:04:24

Format

16mm

Extent

158 feet

Color

B&W

Sound

Optical

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Print

Form

Outtakes
Newsreels

Subject

Politicians
Soviet Union
Cold War

Related Collections

SUBSERIES IX: Military & Foreign Affairs

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ California ➜ San Francisco

Main Credits

Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)

Participants And Performers

Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich (1894-1971) (is participant)

Khrushcheva, Nina Petrovna (1900-1984) (is participant)

Temple, Shirley (is participant)

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