Khrushchev, too, looks like the kind of man his physicians must continually try to diet, and historians will some day correlate these sporadic deprivations, to which he submits “for his own good, ” with his public tantrums. If there is to be a world cataclysm, it will probably be set off by skim milk, Melba toast, and mineral oil on the salad. A.J. Liebling
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The quote above is written by A.J.P. Taylor about Nikita Khrushchev who was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1953-1964. He had a reputation of having a short temper and was known for his personal attacks against other world leaders such as the U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and France’s Charles de Gaulle.

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