Left to right: Elizabeth Garst, Roswell Garst, Nikita Khrushchev, Nina Khrushchev and daughters Julia and Randa Khrushchev, stand in front of the Garst home during Krushchev's visit, Sept. 23, 1959, ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa briefly became the warmest spot in the Cold War 50 years ago, when a farmer from Coon Rapids and the leader of the Soviet Union talked corn and farm equipment. Iowans and ...

AMES, Iowa -- Liz Garst was 8 years old in 1959 when her grandfather hosted Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at his Coon Rapids farm. During a talk at Iowa State University, Garst will share how this ...

GUTTENBERG, Iowa — An original two-man play based on the amazing historic relationship between Iowa farmer Roswell Garst and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, "Peace through Corn," will be offered ...

In the fall of 1959, Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet premier to visit the United States. Khrushchev said he was “curious to have a look at America” and had been trying to get an invitation ...

GUTTENBERG, Iowa -An original two-man play based on the amazing historic relationship between Iowa farmer Roswell Garst and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, "Peace through Corn," will be offered over ...