Cold War Exhibit Opens at the Nixon Library

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

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 […]

Keeping Moscow off Balance

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

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 […]

Podcast: Kathleen Smith on Khrushchev’s Soviet Union

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 […]