Nixon exit lightens mood at Kremlin farewell banquet
In the Grand Kremlin Palace Nixon, Brezhnev, Podgorny and Kozygin led a relaxed sendoff with over 1,000 guests. The party toasted with vodka and wine as astronauts and Soviet leaders mingled. Nixon noted a dawning era in U S Soviet relations and joked with reporters as he left for the airport.
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Nixon presents Cadillac to Brezhnev in Moscow
Shortly before departure from Moscow, President Nixon presented a Cadillac limousine to Soviet Communist Party Chief Leonid I. Brezhnev, described as a bar fancier, with a Nixon aide delivering it about an hour after.
Soviet Leaders Accept Nixon Invite to U.S.
Moscow reports say Nikolai Podgorny Leonid Brezhnev and Alexei Kosygin accepted President Nixon's invitation to visit the United States, but officials expect no trip before the November election. White House notes formal gifts but no Cadillac details. Brezhnev's autos include a Citroen-Maserati Renault mix.
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Pat Nixon Bouts with Moscow Security and Reporters
First Lady Pat Nixon endured rough jostling from Russian security agents as American reporters pressed close in Moscow. The incidents, dubbed the Battle of Red Square and the Battle of the Kremlin, ended with Nixon signing entry permits and receiving miniature boxing gloves as mementos for the White House staff who helped her.
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