Soviet-American relations : the détente years, 1969-1972 /
Edward C. Keefer, supervisory editor ; David C. Geyer, Douglas E. Selvage, editors.
- Washington, DC : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2007.
- xliii, 1027 p., [24] p. of plates : photos ; 28 cm.
"Department of State publication 11438" -- p. [iv]. Gratis "U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian" -- p. [vi]. "Russian Federation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, History and Records Department" -- p [vi].
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword by Henry A. Kissinger -- Foreword by Anatoly Dobrynin -- I. The confidential channel, 1969-1971 -- 1. "We are entering an era of negotiation": opening the channel, February-December 1969 -- 2. Détente and complication: Vietnam, Middle East, Cuba, January-December 1970 -- 3. "The future of Soviet-US relations is in our hands": SALT, Berlin, Summit, January 1-July 14, 1971 -- 4. Between Beijing and Moscow: the advent of triangular diplomacy, July 15-November 14, 1971 -- 5. "A watershed in our relationship": the war in South Asia, November 15-December 31, 1971 -- II. The Moscow Summit, 1972 -- 6. "We are serious about pursuing détente": Nixon's trip to China and preparations for the Summit, January1-March 29, 1972 -- 7. "What a little country can do to wreck well-laid plans": the North Vietnamese spring offensive, March 30-April 18, 1972 -- 8. Dress rehearsal: Kissinger's secret trip to Moscow, April 19-24, 1972 -- 9. In the balance: Vietnam, Germany, and the Summit, April 25-May 21, 1972 -- 10. Face to face: Nixon and Brezhnev at the Summit, May 22-May 29, 1972.
9780160790652 (Hbk)
Detente.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union. Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States. United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.