ABSTRACT

This analysis evaluates plans for President Dwight Eisenhower’s visit to the Soviet Union in June 1960, prior to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev revoking his invitation at the Paris summit a month before. The plans were at an advanced stage prior to cancellation. The aborted trip is a footnote in the scholarship, but reconstructing the plans allows understanding the trip as part of the wider context of American diplomacy in 1960 and reveals its purpose in a new depth. Whilst the trip would not have been a critical juncture in the Cold War, understanding it informs appraisals of the final year of Eisenhower’s presidency. It provides insights into two questions of relevance for Eisenhower scholarship: What was the trip’s purpose? How would it have fitted into Eisenhower’s wider diplomatic plans in 1960?

摘要

该分析评估了德怀特·艾森豪威尔总统于 1960 年 6 月访问苏联的计划，当时苏联领导人尼基塔·赫鲁晓夫在一个月前取消了他在巴黎峰会上的邀请。该计划在取消之前处于后期阶段。中止的旅行是奖学金的一个脚注，但重建计划可以将这次旅行理解为 1960 年美国外交更广泛背景的一部分，并以新的深度揭示其目的。虽然这次访问不会是冷战的关键时刻，但了解它会影响对艾森豪威尔总统任期最后一年的评估。它提供了对与艾森豪威尔奖学金相关的两个问题的见解：这次旅行的目的是什么？它将如何融入艾森豪威尔 1960 年更广泛的外交计划？