Foreword by Henry A. Kissinger
Foreword by Anatoly Dobrynin
I. The confidential channel, 1969-1971
1. "We are entering an era of negotiation": opening the channel, February-December 1969
2. Détente and complication: Vietnam, Middle East, Cuba, January-December 1970
3. "The future of Soviet-US relations is in our hands": SALT, Berlin, Summit, January 1-July 14, 1971
4. Between Beijing and Moscow: the advent of triangular diplomacy, July 15-November 14, 1971
5. "A watershed in our relationship": the war in South Asia, November 15-December 31, 1971
II. The Moscow Summit, 1972
6. "We are serious about pursuing détente": Nixon's trip to China and preparations for the Summit, January1-March 29, 1972
7. "What a little country can do to wreck well-laid plans": the North Vietnamese spring offensive, March 30-April 18, 1972
8. Dress rehearsal: Kissinger's secret trip to Moscow, April 19-24, 1972
9. In the balance: Vietnam, Germany, and the Summit, April 25-May 21, 1972
10. Face to face: Nixon and Brezhnev at the Summit, May 22-May 29, 1972.
