1960 NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV AND FIDEL CASTRO SPEECHES TO THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY XD31201

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Excerpts of the 1960 addresses to the 15th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City delivered by Nikita Krushchev, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1958-1964) on October 13, and Fidel Castro, the Prime Minister of Cuba (1959-1976, and President from 1976-2008) on September 26 (0:09). Khrushchev begins his address to the Assembly, which was a response to James J. Wadsworth, the representative of the U.S. who spoke out against the . in a prior speech. Khrushchev describes the U.S. as an imperialist power as the audience claps approval. It was also during this same U.N. General Assembly speech that the notorious “shoe-banging incident” supposedly occurred. During a debate on a Soviet resolution decrying colonialism on October 12, Khrushchev was infuriated by a statement made by Filipino delegate Lorenzo Sumulong that charged the Soviets with employing a double standard by decrying colonialism while establishing its political presence across Eastern Europe. The authenticity of Khrushchev banging his shoe on the table has since been debated due to varying accounts by journalists at the Assembly but is often remembered as a key moment of his political legacy. At (3:34) Fidel Castro begins his address. He discusses Cuba as a former colony of the U.S. and the last country in America to free itself from Spanish colonial rule and denounces imperialism and colonialism. The speech, at 269 minutes, was the longest delivered to the U.N. thus far and is known as one of the longest timed speeches delivered to the General Assembly. Sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba only recently on February 16, 1959, the speech precedes the Cuban Missile Crisis, a defining moment of the Cold War in 1962. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit