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Under Eisenhower in 1960 one of our U-2 spy planes crashed in Soviet airspace, causing worsening tensionsbetween the two superpowers. Khrushchev canceled a meeting between him and Eisenhower in Washington D.C. because Eisenhower admitted to violating Soviet airspace and was unapologetic.

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