W. Averell Harriman During Russian Trip
Interior view of diplomat and former New York governor, W. Averell Harriman, seen with a group of children. Photograph was taken during Harriman's trip to Russian in 1959. Exact location not given. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Mr. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev.