Word: gooding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cultural exchange flow that has taken thousands of scientists, politicians, engineers, entertainers, students, athletes and tourists from one side of the Iron Curtain to the other. But the Nixon trip was more than that. The thaw, as envisioned by the Russians, would leave the U.S. so impressed with Soviet good intentions that the West would settle for harsh Soviet terms for peace. Nixon added something new to the exchange: assurance that the U.S. has its own goals, aims and ambitions for the orderly development of the world, is ready to fight to keep them from being chewed away, is ready...
Then, in a double take, he said he wanted to make sure what he was in agreement about. "I know that I am dealing with a very good lawyer, and I want also to uphold my miners...
Nixon: You would have made a good lawyer yourself . . . After all, you don't know everything...
Khrushchev complained that his impromptu TV appearance would not be translated into English so Americans could understand him. Nixon promised that it would be and-the good lawyer-said quickly: "By the same token, everything that I say will be recorded and translated and carried all over the Soviet Union. That's a bargain." Khrushchev swung his hand in a high, wide arc and literally slapped it into Nixon's to seal the agreement...
Nixon put his arm on Khrushchev's shoulder and said: "I'm afraid I haven't been a good host." Khrushchev smiled and, underscoring the weird aspect of the whole performance, turned toward the American guide who had been standing in the model kitchen and said: "Thank the housewife for letting us use her kitchen for our argument...