{"id":2600,"date":"2012-08-24T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=2600"},"modified":"2015-01-07T17:30:24","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T22:30:24","slug":"nikita-khrushchev-and-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/08\/24\/nikita-khrushchev-and-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikita Khruschev in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Sept. 24, 1959:<\/strong><\/em> Nikita Khrushchev and Pittsburgh warmed to each other during the Soviet premier\u2019s visit in the midst of the Cold War. \u201cMr. K,\u201d as the Post-Gazette dubbed him, was jovial and mellow as he rode through Downtown in the back of an open convertible and waved at some of the estimated 100,000 people who jammed the Golden Triangle to get a glimpse of him. The deterioration of this photograph of Mr. Khrushchev\u2019s visit is most likely the result of the print being rushed through the development process to meet deadlines.<\/p>\n

During a 17-hour visit, Mr. Khrushchev met with workers at Mesta Machine Co. in West Homestead, where he famously gave his wristwatch to a worker in return for a cheap cigar, and addressed civic leaders at the University of Pittsburgh. At the Carlton House, the premier appeared at his hotel window on the eighth floor, looked down at the throng of Pittsburghers on the street below and clasped his hands over his head \u201cas though he were an American boxer acknowledging the plaudits of fans,\u201d the PG wrote. Of course, no visit to the city is complete without a trip to Mt. Washington. The view, Mr. Khrushchev told reporters, was the \u201cfinest thing seen in America.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mr. Khrushchev met with workers at Mesta Machine Co. in West Homestead, where he famously gave his wristwatch to a worker in return for a cheap cigar.<\/p>\n

Look at the picturesNikita Khruschev in Pittsburgh<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[948,1066],"tags":[972,980,1037],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tumblr_m93z1susSM1rr5swxo1_r1_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C956&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1320,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2013\/10\/09\/dreaming-of-the-world-series-too-soon-you-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":2600,"position":0},"title":"Dreaming of the World Series\u2026 Too soon, you say?","date":"October 9, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"It\u2019s not done yet. 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