1. Home
  2. Thayer, Charles Wheeler, 1910-1969

Thayer, Charles Wheeler, 1910-1969

W. Averell Harriman Waiting to Talk With Nikita Khrushchev During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view, believed to have been taken in a room in the Kremlin in Moscow as W. Averell Harriman is waiting for his meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. W. Averell Harriman is seated on the left and the man seated on the right is believed to be Charles W. Thayer. The man in the center may be a Mr. Shohukov as noted in Thayer's typewritten account. Harriman's account of the visit can be found in Life Magazine, July 13, 1959, p. 33. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

W. Averell Harriman Meeting With Nikita Khrushchev During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view taken in a room at the Kremlin in Moscow. At this time, W. Averell Harriman and Nikita Khrushchev are preparing for their formal interview. Khrushchev is on the left and beside him is Yuri Zhukov. Harriman is seated on the right with Charles Thayer beside him. The back of the interpreter, Mr. Oleg Trianovski, is in the middle. Thayer in his written account described Khrushchev thus: "Mr. Khrushchev was wearing a grey, baggy suit with two orders of Lenin on his left breast and one order on his right. He had a grey and red polka dot tie and large red cufflinks.

W. Averell Harriman Waiting to Meet With Nikita Khrushchev During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view, believed to have been taken in a room in the Kremlin in Moscow as W. Averell Harriman is waiting for his meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. W. Averell Harriman is seated on the left and the man seated on the right is believed to be Charles W. Thayer. The man in the center may be a Mr. Shohukov as noted in Thayer's typewritten account. Harriman's account of the visit can be found in Life Magazine, July 13, 1959, p. 33-36. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

W. Averell Harriman Waiting to Meet With Nikita Khrushchev During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view, believed to have been taken in a room in the Kremlin in Moscow as W. Averell Harriman is waiting for his meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. W. Averell Harriman is seated on the left and the man seated on the right is believed to be Charles W. Thayer. The man in the center may be a Mr. Shohukov as noted in Thayer's typewritten account. Harriman's account of the visit can be found in Life Magazine, July 13, 1959, p. 33-36. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Charles Thayer on Duck Hunting Trip

Exterior view with a young Charles Thayer standing beside an automobile and holding ducks recently shot. At his feet are two dogs. The duck shooting expedition he was on took place 75 miles outside of Moscow near Zagorsk, Russia. Those mentioned in Thayer's typewritten account that went along with him included: Eddy Page, Grecia, a Red Army Brigadier General, the chief warden of the Army preserve and guides. Charles Thayer was living in Moscow, Russia at the time.

W. Averell Harriman and Charles W. Thayer Visiting Moscow University During 1959 Trip to Soviet Union

Interior view with a group of men and students seated around a circular table. W. Averell Harriman is seated just to the left of the vase on the table. Ivan Petrovsky, Rector of Moscow University, is to the right of Harriman and Charles Thayer is on the left. Inscription of back of photograph reads: "Gov. Harriman, Rector Petrovski and other members of university faculty talking to U.S. students currently studying at Moscow University." Photograph taken during Harriman's 1959 trip to the Soviet Union. Charles W.

W. Averell Harriman and Charles W. Thayer Visiting Moscow University During 1959 Trip to Soviet Union

Interior view with a group of men and students seated around a circular table. Bust of Vladimir Lenin is behind them. W. Averell Harriman is seated just to the right of the vase on the table. Ivan Petrovsky, Rector of Moscow University, is to the right of Harriman and Charles Thayer is to the left just in front of the bust. The students are Americans studying at Moscow University. Photograph taken during Harriman's 1959 trip to the Soviet Union. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

W. Averell Harriman and Charles W. Thayer Visiting Moscow University During 1959 Trip to Soviet Union

Interior view with a group of men and students seated around a circular table. Bust of Vladimir Lenin is behind them on the left. W. Averell Harriman is seated in the center of the table. Ivan Petrovsky, Rector of Moscow University, is to the right of Harriman and Charles Thayer is to the left of Harriman. Inscription reads: "Gov. Harriman at Moscow University talking with Rector Ivan G. Petrovski and American students currently studying at the university." Photograph taken during Harriman's 1959 trip to the Soviet Union. Charles W.

Woman Standing By Charles Thayer Being Greeted in Moscow

Exterior view which features an unidentified woman holding a bouquet of flowers being greeted by unidentified men. A portion of Charles Thayer can be seen on the right. Back of picture contains two inscriptions: (1) "Well known Moscow sight--back of Thayer's ear." and (2) "Wagg Shipdham 263 c/o Crutcher." Charles W. Thayer accompanied Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).