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Kennedy, Khrushchev meet in Vienna for tense two-day Cold War summit 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1961)


Video: 'CBS News: Kennedy/Khrushchev summit (1961)' (aired June 4, 1961, at 6:00 p.m. EDT)

(Saturday, June 3, 1961, 12:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Central European Time; during the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev began a two-day summit today in Vienna, Austria, meeting for about four hours in total at the U.S. Embassy to discuss numerous issues in the relationship between their countries. Continue reading Kennedy, Khrushchev meet in Vienna for tense two-day Cold War summit 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1961)