Nikita Khrushchev in Iowa
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Nikita Krushchev visits Iowa on September 22-23, 1959.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Nikita Sergeevich (1894-1971) Khrushchev (participant); Adlai Stevenson II (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: This film chronicles Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s tour of Iowa on September 22-23, 1959, as part of his 12-day trip to the United States. He arrives at the Des Moines airport, tours a meat packing plant (where he eats his first American hot dog), and then tours the John Deere Works Plant in Des Moines. The film concludes with Khrushchev's visit to Garst Farm in Coon Rapids where he meets with farmer and hybrid seed corn salesman Roswell “Bob” Garst, and lunches with former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson.
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Soviet Union; Agriculture; Farms; Livestock; Cultural relations; Cold War; Farm life; Travel
Places: North America > United States > Iowa > Des Moines
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 460 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12339
Notes: This film chronicles Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s tour of Iowa on September 22-23, 1959, as part of his 12-day trip to the United States. He arrives at the Des Moines airport, tours a meat packing plant (where he eats his first American hot dog), and then tours the John Deere Works Plant in Des Moines. The film concludes with Khrushchev's visit to Garst Farm in Coon Rapids where he meets with farmer and hybrid seed corn salesman Roswell “Bob” Garst, and lunches with former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson.
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Soviet Union; Agriculture; Farms; Livestock; Cultural relations; Cold War; Farm life; Travel
Places: North America > United States > Iowa > Des Moines
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 460 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12339
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:15