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  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Vadim A. Trapeznikov
  • H. Guyford Stever
  • Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
  • Brent G. Scowcroft
  • Cyril Muromcew
March 20, 1973
Conversation No. 884-8

Date: March 20, 1973
Time: 12:11 pm - 12:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Vadim A. Trapeznikow, H. Guyford Stever, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Gen.
Brent G. Scowcroft, and Cyril Muromcew. The White House photographer and members of the
press were present at the beginning of the meeting.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. June-2010)
Conversation No. 884-8 (cont’d)




Greetings

Seating
-Leonid I. Brezhnev

[First name unknown] Williams [?]

[Photograph session]

-Visit to US

US – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] science and technology agreement
-Cooperation
-Research
-Technical data
-Improvements
-Science exchange
-Relation to arms limitation
-Need for more exchanges
-Benefits for both nations
-Medical exchanges
-Latin America
-Africa
-Impact on world of meetings and exchanges
U.S. - USSR exchanges
-Beneficial exchanges
-Destructive technologies
-Reduction of pollution
-USSR concerns
-Economic development
-Industry
-Scientific cooperation
Stever’s Joint Commission
-Leading role of US and USSR
-Joint efforts
-Scientific contacts
-Practical results
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. June-2010)
Conversation No. 884-8 (cont’d)



-USSR goals
-President’s trip to Moscow
-Preparations for exchanges
-Organization
-Formalization of exchanges
-Progress
-Working groups
-Recent progress
-President's meeting with Brezhnev
-Future cooperation
-Substance
-Symbolism
-Vodka
-Results
-Scientific cooperation
-1972 Moscow summit
-Brezhnev
-World War II

Trapeznikov's tour of US
-California
-Los Angeles
-Simon Ramo, [unintelligible name]
-Salinas
-Agricultural development
-Bohemian Club
-Chicago
-New York
-Details, arrangements
-Industry response

US - USSR relations
-Brezhnev’s visit to US [?]
-Timing
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
-Work with Congress
-Reception for George P. Shultz
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. June-2010)
Conversation No. 884-8 (cont’d)



Trapeznikov et al. left at 12:40 pm.
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