Office of the Historian

July–August 1959: Visit to the Soviet Union of Richard M. Nixon

93. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Washington, July 22, 1959, 11:45 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Top Secret. Prepared by Major Eisenhower and initialed by Goodpaster.

94. Memorandum of Conversation

Moscow, July 24, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/7–2459. Secret. Drafted by Akalovsky and approved by Kohler on August 31.

95. Memorandum of Conversation

Moscow, July 24, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/7–2459. Confidential. Drafted by Akalovsky and approved by Kohler on August 31. For Nixon’s account of this conversation, see Six Crises, pp. 269–272.

96. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, July 24, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/7–2459. Secret; Limit Distribution.

97. Memorandum of Conversation

Moscow, July 25, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/7–2559. Confidential. Drafted by Akalovsky and approved by Kohler on August 31.

98. Memorandum of Conversation

Moscow, July 25, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/7–2559. Confidential. Drafted by Akalovsky and approved by Kohler on August 31.

99. Memorandum of Conversation

Ogorevo, July 26, 1959, 3:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/7–2659. Confidential; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Kohler and Akalovsky and approved by Kohler on August 31. The meeting was held at the Soviet Government summer house at Ogorevo near Moscow. Attached to the source text is a short summary of passages excised or paraphrased from Khrushchev’s conversations with Nixon. These passages contained Khrushchev’s apologies for his use of “strong peasant language” and Nixon’s use of similar vulgar language in response. For Nixon’s account of this conversation, see Six Crises, pp. 284–293.

100. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, July 26, 1959, midnight.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/7–2659. Secret; Limit Distribution; Presidential Handling. Repeated to Geneva.

101. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Herter, at Geneva

Washington, July 29, 1959, 8:59 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1459. Top Secret. Repeated to Moscow.

102. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Herter, at Geneva

Washington, August 1, 1959, 7:32 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1459. Top Secret; Niact; Presidential Handling. Repeated to Moscow.

103. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, July 31, 1959, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/7–3159. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Geneva.

104. Letter From Vice President Nixon to Chairman Khrushchev

Moscow, August 1, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1416. No classification marking.

105. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, August 3, 1959, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–NI/8–359. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Geneva.

106. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Washington, August 5, 1959, 4:45 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Drafted by Major Eisenhower and initialed by Goodpaster.

107. Memorandum of Discussion at the 416th Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, August 6, 1959.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Boggs.