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Khrushchev Visits IBM
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Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.
Inside Khrushchev's Airplane
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Sergei Khrushchev's home movies of his father's plane trip to the U.S.
Compressed Air in the Tunnels
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Compressed air was used to keep the water out of the Pennsylvania RR's Manhattan tunnels.
The Destruction of Penn Station
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In 1961 the Pennsylvania Railroad announced it had sold the air rights above Penn Station.
Ripley in Kenya
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Robert Ripley explores the wonders of Kenya in 1934.
Ripley in India
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Robert Ripley visited India in 1936.
Ripley Stuck in the Snow
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Robert Ripley gets stuck on a snowy mountain road in 1932.
Butterflies & the Cold War
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Sergei Khrushchev in a field with a net, catching butterflies. Secret Service look on.
Khrushchev's American Journey
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A U.S. Information Service film about Soviet Premier Khrushchev's 1959 tour of America.
Khrushchev's Motorcade
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POV shots from inside car, traveling along curvy road w/diplomatic flags flying.
Khrushchev's Cool Welcome in NY
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Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.
Touring D.C. With Khrushchev
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Khrushchev and his entourage tour the monuments and landmarks of Washington, DC.
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