I took my morning coffee with a piece of Cold War history. There’s an essay on NPR.org titled “Nixon, Khrushchev And a Story of Cold War Love,” and it recounts how the author’s parents met in the summer of 1959 at an exhibition of American goods in Moscow‘s Sokolniki Park. Essayist Gregory Feifer explains that the exhibition was American capitalism on parade. Everything from Pepsi-Cola to the Ford Thunderbird and the latest kitchen appliances were on display. America guides stationed at each booth were prepared to answer questions about the goods; however, Feifer reports that they fielded more inquiries about American life. And he’s got a pretty good source: His own father, George, was one of the guides. George Feifer is quoted in the story, attesting, “There was this great sea of affection for the American people.”