Did Khrushchev use his Shoe as a Gavel?

Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev was rumoured to have banged his shoe on his delegation’s desk during a UN General Assembly meeting on 12 October 1960.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / Stories from the UN Archive
• Video Length: 00:02:18
• Production Date: 21 September 2023
• Asset Language: Original
• Personal Subject: NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: GENERAL ASSEMBLY; HISTORY; AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES
• Geographic Subject: USSR
• MAMS Id: 3093448
• Parent Id: 3093448
• Alternate Title: UNV_3093448

Description

Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev was rumoured to have banged his shoe on his delegation’s desk during a UN General Assembly meeting on 12 October 1960.

Utilizing material from the UN Audiovisual Library, this production explores the moment as captured by UN media coverage and asks: Is the legend fact or fiction?