Date: July 28, 1972
Time: 1:50 pm – 1:57 pm
Location: Cabinet Room
The President met with Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Anatoliy Belov,
Herman Pollack, John Granger, Nicholas Andrews, Clarence Linder, Raymond Bisplinghoff,
Adm. Thomas Owen, Bobbo Bartocha, Norman Neureiter, Dr. Eugene Fubini, Alan Astin, and
John D. Baldeschwieler; members of the press and the White House photographer were also
present.
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
Signing ceremony for “Record of Discussions” [US-Soviet Union Joint Commission on
Science and Technology]
-The President’s previous trip to the Soviet Union
-US-Soviet Union Agreement on Science and Technology
-David’s previous trip to the Soviet Union
-Six areas of cooperation
-Significance of signing ceremony
-US-Soviet Union cooperation in science and technology
-Compared with previous exchanges of information
-David
-US-Soviet Union Joint Commission on Science and Technology
-Dobrynin
-US-Soviet Union Agreement on Science and Technology
-The President’s previous trip to the Soviet Union
-Evolution of US-Soviet Union relationship
-Confrontation
-Negotiation
-Cooperation
-Dobrynin’s view
-The President
-Significance of agreement for the Soviet Union
-Leonid I. Brezhnev
-Cooperation of US and Soviet Union scientists
-Benefits
[Signing of “Record of Discussion”]
[Applause]
-US-Soviet Union Agreement on Science and Technology
-Further cooperation
-Dobrynin
-David’s view
-Importance of science to international relations
[Applause]
[General conversation]
The President et al. left at 1:57 pm.