Butterflies & the Cold War

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Butterflies & the Cold War American Experience

Premiered November 18, 2014

Butterflies & the Cold War

Sergei Khrushchev in a field with a net, catching butterflies. Secret Service look on.

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Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.

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A Popular Communist

Sergei Khrushchev in a field with a net, catching butterflies. Secret Service look on.

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Butterflies & the Cold War

To ease Cold War tensions, Pres. Eisenhower invited Soviet Premier Khrushchev to America.

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Cold War Roadshow, Chapter 1

POV shots from inside car, traveling along curvy road w/diplomatic flags flying.

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Khrushchev's Motorcade

The Soviet premier visits the Agricultural Experiment Station in Beltsville, MD in 1959.

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Khrushvhev on the Farm

A clip from the PBS American Experience documentary "Cold War Roadshow," premieres Nov 18

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Nikita Khrushchev Arrives in America

Sergei Khrushchev's home video of his 1959 trip to the US with his father Nikita.

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Train to NYC

Nikita Khrushchev's son, Sergei, reflects on his father's 1959 trip to America.

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Beyond the Doc: Khrushchev

In 1959, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev toured the U.S. Premieres Nov. 18 on PBS.

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Cold War Roadshow Preview

Sergei Khrushchev's home movies of his father's plane trip to the U.S.

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Inside Khrushchev's Airplane

Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.

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Khrushchev Goes to Hollywood

Sergei Khrushchev's home movies of his trip to NYC in 1959 with his father Nikita.

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Khrushchev Takes Manhattan

Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.

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Khrushchev Visits IBM

A U.S. Information Service film about Soviet Premier Khrushchev's 1959 tour of America.

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Khrushchev's American Journey

Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.

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Khrushchev's Cool Welcome in NY

Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.

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The Soviet Premier Wants to Mingle

Khrushchev and his entourage tour the monuments and landmarks of Washington, DC.

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Touring D.C. With Khrushchev

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