Kitchen Debate
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The Kitchen Debate was a famous 1959 impromptu exchange between U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in a model American kitchen, symbolizing Cold War ideological rivalry over capitalism and communism.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
ⓘ
diplomatic incident ⓘ historical event ⓘ political debate ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1959-07-24 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
newsreels
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photographs ⓘ transcripts ⓘ |
| followedBy | intensified cultural exchanges ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Nikita Khrushchev
ⓘ
Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| hostedDuring | American National Exhibition in Sokolniki Park ⓘ |
| impact |
highlighted consumer culture as a measure of progress
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shaped public perceptions of Nixon ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| locationDetail | Sokolniki Park ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
recorded on color videotape
ⓘ
televised in the United States ⓘ |
| notableQuoteByNikitaKhrushchev | We will show you Kuzka’s mother. ⓘ |
| notableQuoteByRichardNixon | This is the difference between our two systems. ⓘ |
| organizerOfExhibition | United States Information Agency ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Eisenhower administration
ⓘ
de-Stalinization ⓘ
surface form:
Khrushchev Thaw
|
| precededBy | launch of Sputnik 1 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
American television networks
ⓘ
Soviet television ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cold War
ⓘ
US–Soviet relations ⓘ propaganda ⓘ public diplomacy ⓘ |
| setting | model American kitchen ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Cold War history
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ political communication ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Cold War ideological rivalry
ⓘ
competition between capitalism and communism ⓘ consumerism as political propaganda ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | American National Exhibition ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCity | Moscow ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| topic |
capitalism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ consumer goods ⓘ peaceful coexistence ⓘ standard of living ⓘ technological progress ⓘ |
| year | 1959 ⓘ |
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