A President Negotiates--Diplomacy at the Summit

Duration: 0:33:00

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1951

Creator: CRM/McGraw-Hill Films | McGraw-Hill Book Company

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Documents the summit conference of 1960 between President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev and the development of diplomatic procedure from Biblical times through the 20th century. Points out the uncertain position of a leader of a democracy using the case of Wilson after World War I. Contrasts the constitution, which a President of a democracy and a dictator such as Khrushchev must attempt to satisfy. Indicates the preparations Eisenhower and Khrushchev made for the conference, the effect of the U-2 incident upon it, and the demands which Khrushchev made which broke up the conference. Suggests the new U.S. administration will again try to negotiate with heads of state where this is deemed feasible.

Complete Record: , A President Negotiates; Diplomacy At The Summit. Mcgraw-Hill Book Co. 25 Min., Sd., B&W, 16 Mm. (Problems And Promise Of American Democracy Series) © Mcgraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.; 1jun61; Mp11564. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.