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Esperanza and Irwin explore the crazy history behind Leisurama of Montauk. The story starts with a piece of history: the 1959 "Kitchen Debate" between Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev and Vice President Richard Nixon taking place in a...you guessed it...Leisurama Kitchen in the American National Exhibition in Moscow. The cast of characters now include the architect Andrew Geller, Marketing Director William Safire and Montauk legend Frank Tuma, as the story moves to 1964 NYC, where Leisurama's were sold in Macy's flagship Herald Square store. Legend has it, you went in to buy a shirt, and came out with a house, furnished down to the toothbrushes. Tune in for part one of this only in America story!
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2020 ratings
Esperanza and Irwin explore the crazy history behind Leisurama of Montauk. The story starts with a piece of history: the 1959 "Kitchen Debate" between Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev and Vice President Richard Nixon taking place in a...you guessed it...Leisurama Kitchen in the American National Exhibition in Moscow. The cast of characters now include the architect Andrew Geller, Marketing Director William Safire and Montauk legend Frank Tuma, as the story moves to 1964 NYC, where Leisurama's were sold in Macy's flagship Herald Square store. Legend has it, you went in to buy a shirt, and came out with a house, furnished down to the toothbrushes. Tune in for part one of this only in America story!
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