Khrushchev, he reminded Ike, was a true believer in communism and in the inevitable collapse of capitalism. If organized correctly, the trip might “shake his convictions” that America was a feeble, rotten society. The trip should demonstrate the “long-term prospects for growth” of the vast American economy. If Khrushchev was forced to confront the reality of American power and industry, he might prove more amenable at the conference table.
