Here are some of the sources I used to research this story:
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KIHSS, PETER. “SOVIET FAIR OPEN; KOZLOV AND NIXON STRESS PEACE AIM: Khrushchev Sends Message — Vice President Refers to ‘Basic Conflicts’ RUSSIAN LIFE DEPICTED Displays at Coliseum Cover Science, Industry, Sports, Homes and Fashions Soviet Fair Opens at the Coliseum With Kuzlov and Nixon Stressing Peace Aims DISPLAYS INCLUDE FULL APARTMENT 3-Room Flat Described as ‘Reality’ — Lectures Given in English Over Phones.†New York Times. June 30, 1959.
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