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Panelists talked about the significance and lasting influences of President John F. Kennedy’s commencement address at American University and his June 26, 1963 speech in West Berlin. During …

Historians, scholars, filmmakers and journalists gathered for a 50th anniversary retrospective on the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics ranged from the history of the incident, its impact on…

The Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College commemorated the 50th anniversary of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev meeting with President Dwight Eisenhower at his farm in Gettysburg. Susan…

Peter Carlson talked about his book K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude, Starring Nikita Khrushchev, America’s Most Unlikely Tourist (PublicAffairs; May 11, 2009). At the fiftieth annive…

Panelists spoke about the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik in a forum titled “The Sputnik Moment: Lessons for 21st Century Global Challenges.” They spoke about the Sputnik launch …

Sergei Khruschev, son of Chairman Nikita Khruschev of the former U.S.S.R., gave the Soviet perspective of the Cuban Missile Crisis. He also spoke about his opinions about the Cold War. Follo…

Children of U.S. and Soviet Cold War leaders reflected on their experiences during the era. Mr. Eisenhower talked about his grandfather, Dwight D. Eisenhower, about whom he has written exten…

Scholars and former government officials talked about the death in 1953 of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and the impact of his death on international politics. Among the topics they addressed…

Sergei Kruschev, the son of Nikita Kruschev, who was Soviet premier during the Cuban Missile Crisis, provided the Soviet perspective on the crisis. He also took audience calls, faxes and ele…