14 UN Speeches that Changed the World

14 UN Speeches that Changed the World

By THE STAFF OF THE FISCAL TIMES  // 

Nikita Khrushchev at UN, 1960

Nikita Khrushchev, 1960 Soviet Premier, 1960: Khrushchev speech is most famous for the line, "Mr. President, call that toady of American imperialism to order," as a Filipino delegate railed against Soviet imperialism. He banged his shoe on the table as he shouted it. 

United Nations