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812–4
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Mistislav V. Keldysh
  • Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
  • Edward E. David
  • Henry A. Kissinger
  • Philip Handler
November 3, 1972
Conversation No. 812-4

Date: November 3, 1972
Time: 10:19 am - 10:37 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Mistislav V. Keldysh, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Edward E. David, Jr. Henry
A. Kissinger, and Philip Handler. The press and photographers were present at the beginning of
the meeting.

Greetings
-Introductions

Photograph session
-Seating
-Arrangements
-Dobrynin’s visit to the Oval Office
-Frequency
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(rev. Jan.-08)

Conversation No. 812-4 (cont’d)

[Photograph session]
-[General conversation]

US-Soviet Union relations
-Space, science agreements
-Health agreement
-The President’s Radio Address on Foreign Policy, November 4, 1972
-Radio Address on Foreign Policy
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT]
-European Security Conference
-The President’s speeches
-Reading
-Dobrynin
-Arms control
-Importance
-Nonmilitary areas
-Science, space, health, trade
-Importance
-Diplomacy, arms control
-Peace
-Absence of war
-Expansion of cooperation
-Nonmilitary areas
-Publicity
-Importance
-The President’s relationship with Dobrynin, Leonid I. Brezhnev
-Trade
-Brezhnev
-Talks with the President
-Science, space, health
-Scientific cooperation
-Population, facilities
-Global problems
-Environment
-Health
-Agreements
-May 1972
-Enthusiasm for US scientists
-Elements
-Recent discovery
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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(rev. Jan.-08)

Conversation No. 812-4 (cont’d)

-Nobelium
-Importance
-Reference by the President

Chemistry
-Kissinger’s study at Harvard University
-George Kistiakowsky

US-Soviet Union relations
-Cooperation
-Moscow summit
-Kelydysh’s forthcoming message to Brezhnev

The President’s schedule
-November 3, 1972
-Keldysh’s schedule
-Chicago
-Oklahoma
-Rhode Island
-Washington, DC
-November 4, 1972
-North Carolina
-New Mexico
-California
-North Carolina
-Greensboro, Tri-city area
-The President’s meeting with Keldysh
-Kissinger’s call

US-Soviet Union relations
-Receptions of visitors
-Dobrynin’s visits
-Frequency
-San Clemente
-Keldysh’s visit
-Reception
-Number on tour
-New York
-Kissinger’s schedule
-Reception
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan.-08)

Conversation No. 812-4 (cont’d)

-Timing
-1972 election
-Second term
-The President’s recent speech, “Look to the Future”
-Phrase
-Confidence
-Peace
-Second term
-The President’s possible to trip to Soviet Union
-Brezhnev’s possible visit to US
-Scientific cooperation
-[SALT I]
-Importance
-Difficulty
-SALT II
-Meetings with Kissinger and Dobrynin
-Brezhnev, the President
-Importance
-SALT I
-Complexity
-Compared to SALT II

Presidential gifts
-Mementos
-Cuff links
-Presidential seal
-Flag
-Pins

[General conversation]

Dobrynin’s forthcoming contact with Kissinger
-Kissinger’s conversations with the President
-Subjects
-Presidential approval

The President’s schedule
-Meeting with Dobrynin [?]
-Timing
-1972 election
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan.-08)

Conversation No. 812-4 (cont’d)


Keldysh, et al. left at 10:37 am.
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