Moscow Press: Nixon Visit a Publicity Stunt

Apr. 16, 1965 - A Moscow newspaper said today that former Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s one-day visit to Moscow last weekend was a publicity stunt.

The newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda said:“Conceited by the fact that his person still means something, the former Vice President and erstwhile candidate took to advertising himself, even if it was scandalous, if only they wrote and talked about him.

“On the street, Nixon for some reason accosted a policeman with stupid questions. He tried to start arguments with strangers and invited them to be his guests.

“In a word, as in a real clown’s act, Nixon tried to provide sensational material for the foreign newspapermen who followed on his heels.”The newspaper also complained about statements Nixon made to newsmen after his visit about conditions in Russia.

In fact, Nixon had said there were more cars and that people were better dressed, but beyond that he had notice no substantial change since his last visit.

He also listed as a significant improvement the fact that, in his discussions, he had found a willingness to admit that things were not all black and white, an attitude he said would have been inconceivable in 1959.

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