Word: khrushchevism
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...many Western statesmen see it, internal changes have given Khrushchev a stake in international tranquillity. A plunge back into cold war would require a reversal of his "less terror, more consumer goods" policy, and leave the Russian people all the more discontented because they had tasted a little freedom and glimpsed an image of abundance. Accordingly, the argument runs, the forthcoming summit conference may be the beginning of a spell of peaceful negotiation rather than a mere lull between crises. Moscow seemed to echo this springtime mood of the Western world with a Pravda statement that the U.S.S.R. was "prepared...
...mater in Palo Alto. Dozens trailed after him into the auditorium, where 1,700 jammed the seats and another 1,000 overflowed out on the steps and lawn. The place exploded in cheers as he strode onstage. At the question period he invited barbed ones ("As I said to Khrushchev in Moscow, I've been insulted by experts-so go right ahead"), and got one. Could a man who used innuendoes about political opponents provide national leadership? Nixon repeated the question for all to hear. "I believe a candidate's attitude toward Communism, his record, his votes...
...Kremlin dinner, Nikita Khrushchev cried that Russia would abandon Communism "when the shrimp learns to whistle." Wagging a finger at Indians in Bangalore, Nikita warned that each beast has its own food: "You cannot force the buffalo to eat meat; the tiger cannot be made to eat grass." To labor leaders in London he explained the Soviet opposition to nuclear inspection teams: "We don't want people walking into our bedrooms...
...Khrushchev's top ghosts-Andrei Shevchenko and G. T. Shuisky-are, like himself, from the Ukraine. Shevchenko seems to be the senior member and, as an agronomist, is credited with writing most of Khrushchev's major agricultural speeches...
...Knowing Khrushchev's fondness for the simple peasant phrase, both writers keep their notebooks filled with proverbs, historical references and even religious quotations that can be used if the occasion arises. Since Nikita talks on any and all occasions, the two usually prepare plenty of stock speeches before a trip abroad, with the quips written in. Nikita may insert a few remarks about the weather or a witticism culled from the typewritten review of the local press, which he receives every day when abroad...