Khrushchev In New York - 1959 | Today In History | 18 Sep 18

On September 18, 1959, during his U.S. tour, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited Wall Street, the Empire State Building and the grave of President Franklin D. Roosevelt; in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Khrushchev called on all countries to disarm. You can license this story through AP Archive: Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Google : Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: