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CBS News Radio flashback: "Big Four" hold Geneva Summit in 1955

Name: CBS News Radio flashback: "Big Four" hold Geneva Summit in 1955
Uploaded: 2026-05-18T17:50:00-0400
Duration: 5 min 12 s
Description: The year is 1955, and the world is a decade removed from the Allied victory in World War II, a monstrous conflict of never-before-seen carnage and slaughter. To avoid a third world war, the great powers tried something new: a meeting to explore trade relations, peace talks and arms control. Nikole Killion introduces CBS News Radio's coverage of the Geneva Summit.

The year is 1955, and the world is a decade removed from the Allied victory in World War II, a monstrous conflict of never-before-seen carnage and slaughter. To avoid a third world war, the great powers tried something new: a meeting to explore trade relations, peace talks and arms control. Nikole Killion introduces CBS News Radio's coverage of the Geneva Summit.