A Glimpse of Nixon’s Strategic Arms Concerns

One of the greatest accomplishments of Richard Nixon’s presidency occurred with the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks Agreement (SALT I) in 1972.  President Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev agreed to limit growth in the number of...
In the Arena Speakers: Garry Kasparov

In the Arena Speakers: Garry Kasparov

[youtube https://youtu.be/7YgKl746LfU] November 19, 2015: Worldwide chess champion turned civil-rights activist Garry Kasparov explains why Russian President Vladimir Putin must be stopped in his new book, Winter is Coming. Kasparov argues that Putin has grown into a...

Tapes Reveal Inside Look at Détente

Newly released White House materials from the National Archives reveal a private conversation between President Richard Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev in a one-on-one meeting at the White House on June 18, 1973. The meeting was the only recorded...