1967 ⟶ Johnson-Kosygin Summit in Glassboro

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier A...
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🤝 Johnson-Kosygin Summit in Glassboro

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for a three-day summit.⟶
Johnson-Kosygin Summit in Glassboro (1967)
USUSSRSummitCold WarDiplomacyJohnsonKosyginDetente

🤝 Nixon's Moscow Summit

Richard Nixon attends Moscow Summit (1972), becoming the first US President to visit Moscow.⟶
Nixon's Moscow Summit (1972)
NixonUSSRSummitDétenteCold WarDiplomacyMoscowUS PresidentStrategic Arms Limitation TalksSALT I

🤝 Moscow Summit Begins

The Moscow Summit begins.⟶
Moscow Summit Begins (1974)
MoscowSummitUSSRCold WarDetenteDiplomacyInternational RelationsNegotiations

☢️ SALT II Agreement Drafted at Vladivostok Summit

The SALT II Agreement is drafted at the Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control.⟶
SALT II Agreement Drafted at Vladivostok Summit (1974)
SALT IIArms ControlNuclear WeaponsCold WarUSSRUSDetenteVladivostokNegotiationsNuclear Disarmament

⚰️ Alexei Kosygin Resigns and Dies

Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin resigns due to ill-health; he dies on December 18.⟶
Alexei Kosygin Resigns and Dies (1980)
Soviet UnionKosyginleadershippolitical transitionCold WarUSSRdeath1980s

🕊️ Malta Summit Signals End of Cold War

At the end of the Malta Summit, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declare that a long-lasting era of peace has begun. Many observers regard this summit as the official beginning of the end of the Cold War.⟶
Malta Summit Signals End of Cold War (1989)
Cold WarSummitUSSRUSDiplomacyPeaceEnd of Cold WarGorbachevBush