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Midcentury Design - American National Exhibition, Moscow 1959: Leisurama, United States mid 1960s

This is a guide dedicated to the influential American National Exhibition, held in Moscow during July-September, 1959.

Leisurama

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Leisurama was a line of prefabricated houses available for purchase through Macy's department stores in the United States during the 1960s. The precursor to the final design was displayed at the American National Exhibition in 1959, famously provoking the "Kitchen Debate" between US President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev.

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