Cold War Exhibit Opens at the Nixon Library

Russia, NATO, war—these topics dominate the modern news headlines. These current global events make the Nixon Library’s new special exhibit timely and relevant as it transports visitors behind the Iron […]
50th Anniversary of Moscow Summit

On the heels of a historic visit to China in February, President Nixon made another historic first in May 1972 by becoming the first U.S. President to visit Moscow. This […]
Podcast: Luke Nichter on the Soviet Union and the White House Tapes

President Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev sign the AMB Treaty and interim Strategic Arms Limitation Agreement in Moscow on May 26, 1972. Luke Nichter is Professor of History at […]
Keeping Moscow off Balance

President Nixon signs the SALT I (First Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) with Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev on May 26, 1972 (Richard Nixon Presidential Library). On April 21, 1972, National Security […]
Nixon on Gorbachev and Yeltsin

President Nixon across Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in March 1991. (Richard Nixon Foundation) In an earlier article, we discussed former President Nixon’s advice to President George H.W. Bush about how to […]
Key Quotations: The United States, China and Russia: Relations Between The World’s Great Powers
The United States, China and Russia: Relations Between the World’s Great Powers in the Age of Trump July 27, 2017 Richard Nixon Presidential Library Program Synopsis • Program Transcript • […]
Video: Relations Between the World’s Great Powers in the Age of Trump

Dr. Henry Kissinger said that President Nixon “created a set of international policies whose main outlines survive to this day.” One of the most important is triangulation; by improving relations […]
Transcript: The United States, China and Russia: Relations Between the World’s Great Powers in the Age of Trump
TRANSCRIPT The United States, China and Russia: Relations Between the World’s Great Powers in the Age of Trump July 27, 2017 Richard Nixon Presidential Library Program Synopsis • Key Quotes […]
Synopsis: The United States, China and Russia: Relations Between the World’s Great Powers in the Age of Trump

SYNOPSIS The United States, China, and Russia: Relations Between the World’s Great Powers in the Age of Trump Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum July 27, 2017 Program Transcript • […]
Podcast: Kathleen Smith on Khrushchev’s Soviet Union

Kathleen Smith is author of “Moscow 1956: The Silenced Spring” [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/334211084″ params=”color=ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Why was 1965 such a pivotal year in in the Soviet Union? How […]