50th anniversary of Khrushchev and Eisenhower's meeting Sept. 25-26

Dwight Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev

The Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Nikita Khrushchev and Dwight Eisenhower's meeting in Gettysburg during Khrushchev's 1959 visit to the United States Sept. 25-26. The weekend will commemorate the visit and examine the future of U.S. and Russia relations. The weekend will culminate with a talk by Susan Eisenhower and Sergei Khrushchev Sept. 26 at the Majestic Theater.

Registration will take place in the Gettysburg College Union Building (CUB) Sept. 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. The Eisenhower Institute will also host an open house at their Gettysburg office, 157 N. Washington St., during this time. At 8 p.m., William Taubman, professor of political science at Amherst College and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, "Khrushchev: The Man and His Era," will talk in the CUB, Room 260. A book signing will follow.

On Sept. 26, a panel discussion "The Cold War, Khrushchev & Eisenhower," will take place at 9 a.m. in the CUB, Room 260. The panel will feature Richard H. Immerman, professor of history at Temple University and the Marvin Wachman Director of its Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy; Irwin Gellman, visiting scholar of history at Franklin and Marshall College; and Timothy Naftali, director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Daniel Holt, former director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, will moderate it. Michael Birkner, Benjamin Franklin Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of history at Gettysburg College, will honor members of the Eisenhower administration in attendance.

A second panel, "Russian-American Relations: Looking Forward," will begin at 1:30 p.m. in CUB, Room 260. The panel will feature Jack Matlock, former U.S. Ambassador to the USSR; James F. Collins, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia; and Roald Sagdeev, distinguished professor of physics at the University of Maryland. Louis Galambos, co-editor of the Eisenhower Papers, will moderate it.

Buses will depart from the CUB Ballroom at 3:30 p.m. for tours at the Eisenhower Farm. Registration is required for this tour.

The weekend will conclude with an 8 p.m. talk by Susan Eisenhower and Sergei Khrushchev at the Majestic Theater, moderated by Daun van Ee, co-editor of the Eisenhower Papers. Afterwards, Sergei Khrushchev, Susan Eisenhower, Jack Matlock and Richard Immerman will be available to sign copies of their books.

For more information or to register, visit www.eisenhowerinstitute.org and click on the news item on the homepage.

Contact: Caroline Sadowska, 202.628.4444, csadowsk@gettysburg.edu

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