ID | 147569 |
Title Proper | Envisioning De´tente |
Other Title Information | the Johnson administration and the october 1964 Khrushchev ouster |
Language | ENG |
Author | Miles, Simon |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | On October 14, 1964, Leonid Brezhnev, Aleksei Kosygin, and Nikolai Podgornii deposed Premier and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) Nikita Khrushchev in a palace coup.1 Unthinkable during Stalin’s regime, this bloodless ouster exemplified the new phase in the Cold War to which Khrushchev himself had contributed.2 Outside the Soviet Union, the incorporation of West Germany into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the successful conclusion of the Cuban and Berlin crises, and the Limited Test Ban Treaty demonstrate that the Cold War had become a competition between two essentially status quo, risk-averse powers over the course of Khrushchev’s time in office.3 Lyndon Johnson’s presidency is not remembered as a moment that ushered in a new era of U.S.-Soviet rapprochement; |
`In' analytical Note | Diplomatic History Vol. 40, No.4; Sep 2016: p.722-749 |
Journal Source | Diplomatic History Vol: 40 No 4 |
Key Words | Johnson Administratio ; October 1964 ; Khrushchev Ouster |