Timeline Tuesday 15 September 1959

Events on Tuesday 15 September 1959 1

• 1959 Nikita Khrushchev visits the United States First visit to America by a Soviet leader Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev toured the United States, meeting President Eisenhower at Camp David and visiting cities including New York, Los Angeles, and a farm in Iowa. It was the first visit to the U.S. by a sitting Soviet leader. The trip briefly eased Cold War tensions and drew intense press coverage.