One can’t have too many Khrushchev stories

 + In 1959 Eisenhower invited Nikita Khrushchev to DC. When told he would be staying at Camp David, Khrushchev replied: “What kind of a camp is it? A place where they put people they don’t trust?”

+ Because one can’t have too many Khrushchev stories, here’s another. In 1956 Nikita Khrushchev visited London and was taken to the V&A Museum. He asked his guide: “Who was this Albert and what was his job?” The guide said, “He didn’t have a job. He was the Queen’s consort.” Khrushchev replied: “Yes, but what did he do during the daytime?” (See Max Hastings’ book on the Cuban missile crisis, The Abyss.)https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/31/roaming-charges-86/