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Before that he was a high ranking official in the [[Pepsi-Cola Company]]. He helped to expand the Pepsi company's [[economic]] empire.  

Before that he was a high ranking official in the [[Pepsi-Cola Company]]. He helped to expand the Pepsi company's [[economic]] empire.  

He was a strong supporter of [[Richard Nixon]] and when the latter was Eisenhower's vice president and debated [[Soviet]] leader [[Nikita Krushev]] in the 1950s Kendall accompanied him, Kendall asked Krushev to drink Pepsi and Kendall managed to get a photograph of Kruschev drinking it. This was a huge success for the Pepsi-Cola Company. Eventually the [[Soviet]]s chose Pepsi as their national soda franchise and PepsiCo, Inc.  

He was a strong supporter of [[Richard Nixon]] and when the latter was Eisenhower's vice president and debated [[Soviet]] leader [[Nikita Khruschev]] in the 1950s Kendall accompanied him, Kendall asked [[Khruschev]] to drink Pepsi and Kendall managed to get a photograph of [[Khruschev]] drinking it. This was a huge success for the Pepsi-Cola Company. Eventually the [[Soviet]]s chose Pepsi as their national soda franchise and PepsiCo, Inc.  

In the 1970s became the first [[American]] company to set up operations in the [[USSR]]. When [[Nixon]] was president Pepsi was always a prominent drink at [[White House]] functions. [[Nixon]], interestingly, used to be a [[lawyer]] for a law firm that managed the [[financial accounts]] of PepsiCo, Inc. in the 1960s in between the time he ran against [[John F. Kennedy]] and the time he ran against [[Hubert Humphrey]].

In the 1970s became the first [[American]] company to set up operations in the [[USSR]]. When [[Nixon]] was president Pepsi was always a prominent drink at [[White House]] functions. [[Nixon]], interestingly, used to be a [[lawyer]] for a law firm<ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/01/17/learned-hands/</ref> that provided legal services to PepsiCo, Inc. in the 1960s in between the time he ran against [[John F. Kennedy]] and the time he ran against [[Hubert Humphrey]].

 

 

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