"by that weekend kissinger and dobrynin were negotiating over an exchange of gifts between the two leaders. dobrynin thought the president might like a hydrofoil to use in biscayne bay. and brezhnev? 'a cadillac' said the ambassador." _________"nixon spoke of roosevelt, churchill, and stalin and said: 'that is the kind of relationship that i should like to establish with the general secratary.' 'i am perfectly ready on my side,' said brezhnev." from president nixon: alone in the whitehouse._______________i don't doubt trumpy has had more direct business dealing inside russia and that nixon's relationship with brezhnev was political ( despite the hydrofoil )...however that does not mean that power doesn't seek out power for its own benefit ( this particular summit was in june of 1972...as the presidential season was getting under way...nixon was campaigning by showing his ability by dealing directly with brezhnev...cutting out the mediators...sort of...if you don't count the cadillac ) with little regard to public opinion...kennedy...coldest of cold warriors...wouldn't have been caught dead toasting with nikita...he would however party with konrad adenhauer...who, while he was not a party member and was relieved of his post as mayor of cologne, never sustained nazi animus either ( he was arrested and released after the abortive assassination attempt on hitler due to "lack of evidence"...i am thinking suspicion was ample evidence in those [ and these ] days for drastic action...there may have been "no evidence" but he had friends )...political divides dictate odd friendships ( ask noriega )...trumpy isn't the first president to snuggle up with the bear...that he may be the most corrupt and unstable one may have more sinister elements that nixon's cadillac...still..power does not care what you think.
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