Not for His Health—or Ours
Anastas Mikoyan took tomato juice and toast for breakfast. He learned that Howard Johnson’s sells prewrapped doughnuts, and that U.S. motel owners make a personal profit. He investigated parking meters, walked through red lights, admired national monuments and talked with squirrels. Being something beyond the ordinary Russian tourist, he was to be the guest of honor at a dinner hosted by Eric Johnston and at a luncheon given by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Later on, he might even meet the President and the Vice President. Also, on account of old grudges, he was forced to avoid Hungarian emigrants, and to endure the snub of a congressman named Judd who said he had “blood on his hands”…
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