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Thread #172559   Message #4177609
Posted By: GUEST,.gargoyle
24-Jul-23 - 09:53 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Nixon/Khrushchev Duet
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Nixon/Khrushchev Duet
Part 3 & 4

"Then-Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sang the song together when they met in Moscow in 1959 to reduce the tension between them during the Kitchen Debate.[3][4][34][35] As the story goes, Nixon did not know any Russian songs, but Khrushchev knew that one American song as it had been sung on the Ed Sullivan show."
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramblin%27_Wreck_from_Georgia_Tech)

"Georgia Tech's beloved fight song gained unprecedented international exposure during Richard Nixon's 1958 Vice Presidential visit to Moscow, Russia. In an attempt to break the Cold War ice, Nixon and Soviet premiere Nikita Krushchev sang the only song that the two leaders both knew: "The Ramblin Reck from Georgia Tech." The two leaders of the world's strongest nations sang the song for a group made up largely of high-level advisors and security personnel; but, thankfully, a secret service agent captured the historical event on film."
(https://web.archive.org/web/20041113073838/http://nique.net/issues/2000-08-25/online%20exclusives/11)

Sincerely,
Gargoyle



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