Khrushchev wanted to see Monroe, and Monroe asked for a tight-fitting dress
In 1959, Marilyn Monroe starred in "Passion" that swept the world, and her unique charm became a symbol of the United States along with Coca-Cola.
On the other side of the world, in the Soviet Union, Khrushchev was also attracted by Monroe's beauty and talent. While the news of Khrushchev's promise to visit the United States shocked the world, he also made personal requests to the United States, which included going to Disneyland and having dinner with Monroe.
In 1956, with the convening of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union began a new diplomatic concept - "peaceful coexistence". The new leader, Nikita Khrushchev, actively engaged with the West with the three-harmony policy of "peaceful coexistence, peaceful competition, and peaceful transition."
Khrushchev's visit to Britain and Mikoyan's visit to the United States and other activities caused a gap in the Iron Curtain between the East and the West. On April 5, 1958, Khrushchev's actions shocked the world.
He sent a letter to the White House inviting the United States ** Eisenhower to meet. This is undoubtedly a bold decision. According to polls at the time, there were as many as 250,000 Americans chose in the survey "I want to kill Khrushchev."
After the invitation was made public, the propaganda stickers that refused to receive Khrushchev were popular in the United States, and even the governor of Massachusetts publicly expressed the hope that Khrushchev's itinerary would not include his own state.
Despite opposition from both sides, the leaders of both countries, who hold decision-making power, are willing to meet. In later memoirs, Khrushchev frankly stated that he was very interested in the United States.
I must admit that I am full of curiosity about the United States, although this is not my first time abroad. I have been to the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and other countries, all foreign, but not American.
The United States occupies a special place in my mind and in my view of the world. "For Khrushchev, the United States was the strongest enemy of the capitalist countries, the leader of the anti-Soviets, and he was determined to go to the United States to see the enemy's demeanor in person.
Like Khrushchev, Eisenhower was both disgusted and curious about the Soviet Union, which he saw as a backward and unhurried land, but fearful of the Soviet Union's missile production capacity.
He also wanted to get a closer look at what kind of person this "accessible" Soviet leader really was.
Thanks to the active cooperation of the two sides, Khrushchev's plan to visit the United States was realized. On September 15, 1959, a propaganda cartoon appeared in Pravda newspaper showing a Tu-114 passenger plane carrying 220 people and behind the Soviet Union to launch a lunar rocket and the nuclear-powered icebreaker Lenin.
On the side of the jumbo airliner were slogans: "Moscow, Washington" and "Khrushchev Leaves Today". At one o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the Tu-114 passenger plane arrived at Andrew's Airport in Washington, and Khrushchev, who stepped off the plane, became the first leader in Soviet history to make an official visit to the United States.
Mr. and Mrs. Khrushchev, Mr. and Mrs. Foreign Minister Gromyko, Chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy V. S. Yemelyanov and others were greeted by Eisenhower, Secretary of State Christian Hett, as well as a 21-gun salute and the Soviet anthem.
In the interview, Khrushchev expressed his sincere desire to improve relations between the United States and the Soviet Union and promote world peace. He responded to sharp questions with humorous and direct language, making what might otherwise have been a hostile visit light-hearted.
Although his views may not be shared by everyone, his sincerity is touching. However, Khrushchev's hopes were disappointed at the beginning of his visit to the United States.
Khrushchev's visit to the United States was mixed with some selfish motives, and he wanted to take the opportunity to visit Disneyland and meet Marilyn Monroe. Disneyland is the dream of countless children and the pinnacle of the American entertainment industry, and Marilyn Monroe is a symbol of the United States with "Passion" that swept the world.
However, Khrushchev's petty wishes did not come true. Khrushchev was regarded in the hearts of Americans because of his anti-Soviet propaganda in the past, and many parents opposed Khrushchev's visit for fear of his appearance in the "children's paradise."
The United States** also took this opportunity to comply with public opinion and refused to allow Khrushchev to visit Disney. Although Khrushchev had won the favor of journalists in previous interviews, they were all worried that if Khrushchev appeared in front of the children as a pro-people person, it could lead to unnecessary risks.
As a result, this planned trip was eventually cancelled for "safety reasons".
Khrushchev's trip to the United States was made less pleasant by not being able to visit Disneyland, and his meeting with Monroe took a turn for the worse. Monroe was very interested in Khrushchev, and she only heard that "in the Soviet Union, Coca-Cola and Monroe represented the United States", so she readily agreed to the invitation.
However, the United States** has some concerns about this. Despite Monroe's fame, it has been rumored that she had an affair with the Soviet Union and was a double agent. In order to prevent Monroe and Khrushchev from taking advantage of this opportunity to pass on secret information, the American side arranged their meeting at a celebrity luncheon of up to 400 people.
In Century City, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, a grand banquet was held on the morning of September 21, 1959. The attendees were celebrities from all walks of life, including celebrities and politicians and business figures, including almost all of the American elite.
Rarely, Monroe, who was known for his confusion, was not late and waited in the restaurant on time, expecting a meeting with Khrushchev. To the standing ovation of the crowd, Monroe, then 33 years old, greeted Khrushchev in Russian, which he was not very proficient in.
On behalf of the workers at Twentieth Century Fox, I welcome you. Khrushchev replied: "You are such a lovely lady. Although the number of people at this party was forcibly increased by 200 times, the beginning of the party was not enthusiastic, except for simple-minded people like Monroe, and every one of the escorts who were temporarily arrested to make up the number couldn't scream.
A high-profile banquet, every detail will be *** It was originally a good opportunity to compete for fame and fortune. However, Khrushchev's reputation was greatly diminished by negative reports in the United States.
No matter how he performs, he will attract criticism and may even be an excuse for his opponent to play on the spot. The design of the banquet was even more surprising, Khrushchev was supposed to have lunch with Monroe, but he was also at the table with Gary Cooper, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinakra and other stars, and what was originally a solo conversation became a public performance.
Khrushchev saw at a glance that this was a test for him by the United States, so he gladly accepted it and began to break the game. Knowing his image of America, he used self-deprecation, beginning with a self-deprecating self-deprecation of "a villain who does nothing evil" and humorously reminiscing about his childhood with pun intended.
Khrushchev used childhood memories to bring people closer to him and responded to his criticism in the form of a dialogue. He recounted the history of countries such as Britain and the United States, and hinted at people's misunderstandings about him.
However, he is not a simple explainer, but a person who is good at cynicism. He complained about the precautions of the United States, claiming that he came from a free country but was in an unfree situation.
Regarding Disney's affairs, he directly sarcastically said: "Is there anything in that park that I can't see?" Missile launchers? Although he said it in a humorous tone, his words embarrassed everyone present, and the atmosphere of the banquet became worse.
At an awkward banquet, Khrushchev reached an impasse. Just when everyone felt helpless, Monroe's words broke the silence, and the atmosphere of the banquet began to liven up.
Khrushchev took the opportunity to change his tone and began to have cordial conversations with celebrities from all walks of life. He also invited Monroe to the Soviet Union as a guest, and also took out Russian-style pies as bait and invited other celebrities to go with him.
However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is only one person in Khrushchev's heart - Monroe. After the banquet, Khrushchev said something meaningful: "You can go home."
On September 27, 1959, Khrushchev's trip to the United States ended with a flyby of the Tu-114, a Soviet computer factory, an American farm, and the Pittsburgh Industrial Center ......have left their footprints.
This visit greatly improved Soviet-American relations, and Khrushchev even praised Eisenhower as "a head of state who is deeply supported, respected, and loved by his own people."
Greeted by thousands of Muscovites, he shouted "Long live the friendship between the United States and the Soviet Union!" "This honeymoon period lasted until the Cuban missile incident.
Monroe believed that she had indirectly saved the world through Khrushchev's visit to the United States, but her ideas were not widely accepted. Despite her passionate personality, she lacks brains.
It is believed that what she said at the time may have been due to a lack of understanding of the meaning of the words, but it just happened to be useful. Although Monroe's life was short, it may have come to an end 3 years before she died, that is, when she thought she had saved the world.
In 2006, some Americans** made public a number of FBI documents about Monroe, including her report that leaked on July 13, 1962.
Monroe had a close relationship with Kennedy**, and she knew many secrets, but she couldn't keep them, causing them to leak out. On August 2, 1962, Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles apartment.
Lyudmila Timnova, a KGB woman in the former Soviet Union, once revealed that Monroe secretly visited the Soviet Union for two weeks in 1960, and she met Dostoevsky, an entourage of KGB Khrushchev when he visited the United States.
The young KGB diplomat attracted Monroe and later pulled her into his camp. In 2006, leaked documents from the United States also documented Monroe's close relationship with Frederick Vanderbilt Field, a "Soviet spy" in exile in Mexico.
To this day, the cause of Monroe's death is still inconclusive, but her figure remains in people's memories forever.
Khrushchev's "date" with Monroe originated during Khrushchev's visit to the United States in 1959. According to a number of articles such as the Literature and History Expo, **, and Nanjing Social Sciences, Khrushchev once asked to have dinner with Monroe.