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1974th was included in the American history as the period of one of the deepest on the scales and consequences of internal political crises, ever was in this country, and also as year of the important foreign events that have forced USA to seriously engage the analysis of prospects of the foreign policy for forthcoming years … Serious shocks in internal political life of USA, connected with disintegration of Nixon’s administrations in result of "Watergate" scandal, was finished August, 8, 1974 by the first in a history of USA resignation of the president that has appeared before real threat of compulsory his discharge from authority by impeachment …

In 1974th there was the further, though also non-uniform development of the Soviet-American relations. New positive shifts in bilateral contacts and the negotiations directed on the decision of the important international problems were achieved…

At the same time a same factors broke development of the Soviet-American relations. An obstinate doctrinarian position of the Soviet management in the field of human rights and it is especial concerning emigration has not helped to business of improvement of relations.

August, 8 … Íèêñîí has made with the application for a leaving from a post of the President of USA …

Such fast falling of Nixon after visit to Moscow was unpleasant unexpectedness for the Soviet management though events obviously conducted to such inevitable outcome. The Kremlin heads were perplexed, how it is possible to overthrow the powerful President of USA because of "small offence" by means of pressure of a public opinion and by the difficult legal process, stipulated the American Constitution.

The president, inconsistent on the belief, sights and actions, under the relation to Soviet Union has left the White house. However at the certain stage - together with colleague Kissinger - he has played a positive role in stabilization and development of the Soviet-American relations during "cold war" …

About the President

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A chronicle of events

Here are given the dates of the basic events which have occurred during board of the President

From A.Dobrynin's book

Here are given Anatoly Dobrynin’s stories about the work in this period

 

 
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