Anatoliy F. Dobrynin served as the Soviet Ambassador to the United States throughout the entirety of the Nixon administration. During the White House taping period from February 1971 to July 1973, he was a crucial figure in establishing a confidential "backchannel" with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Through these private communications, Dobrynin played a central role in negotiating the SALT I agreement, the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, and laying the groundwork for the historic 1972 Moscow Summit that ushered in the era of détente.
On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:39 pm to 2:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 521-005 of the White House Tapes.
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and F. Edward Hébert met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:13 am to 9:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 532-006 of the White House Tapes.
On June 30, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-040 of the White House Tapes.
On July 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-079 of the White House Tapes.
On July 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-031 of the White House Tapes.
On September 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Andrei A. Gromyko, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, William Krimer, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 5:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 580-020 of the White House Tapes.
On January 25, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-065 of the White House Tapes.
On April 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Ronald L. Ziegler, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 1:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 705-013 of the White House Tapes.
On April 10, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 12:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-097 of the White House Tapes.
On May 10, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:25 pm and 4:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-070 of the White House Tapes.
On May 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Nikolai S. Patolichev, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Peter G. Peterson, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:08 am to 11:01 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 723-005 of the White House Tapes.
On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:44 am to 9:50 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 190-020 of the White House Tapes.
On July 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:45 pm to 1:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 756-019 of the White House Tapes.
On July 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. At the signing ceremony for the Records of Discussion, President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Evgeniy A. Belov, Herman Pollack, John Granger, Nicholas Andrews, Clarence Linder, Raymond Bisplinghoff, Adm. Thomas Owen, Bodo Bartocha, Norman Neureiter, Dr. Eugene Fubini, Alan Astin, Dr. John D. Baldeschwieler, members of the press, and the White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:50 pm to 1:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 764-002 of the White House Tapes.
On August 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:33 pm to 5:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 764-001 of the White House Tapes.
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Boris V. Petrovsky, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Elliot L. Richardson, Roger O. Egeberg, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:19 pm to 5:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 765-025 of the White House Tapes.
On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Andrei A. Gromyko, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:08 am to 11:18 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-007 of the White House Tapes.
On October 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Timofey B. Guzhenko, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Peter G. Peterson, Peter M. Flanigan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:33 am to 11:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 798-013 of the White House Tapes.
On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Nikolai S. Patolichev, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, William P. Rogers, Peter G. Peterson, Peter M. Flanigan, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:40 pm to 3:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 803-018 of the White House Tapes.
On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Mistislav V. Keldysh, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Philip Handler, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:19 am to 10:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 812-004 of the White House Tapes.
On December 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:01 am to 1:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 384-004 of the White House Tapes.
On December 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-030 of the White House Tapes.
On March 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 872-011 of the White House Tapes.
On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vadim A. Trapeznikov, H. Guyford Stever, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, and Cyril Muromcew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:11 pm to 12:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 884-008 of the White House Tapes.
On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Roger E. Johnson, Alla Burtrova, Cyril Muromcew, and Yekaterina Furtseva met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:29 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-015 of the White House Tapes.
On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin talked on the telephone from 11:26 pm to 11:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-052 of the White House Tapes.
On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Leonid I. Brezhnev, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Ronald L. Ziegler, members of the press, Henry A. Kissinger, William P. Rogers, Andrei A. Gromyko, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 3:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 943-008 of the White House Tapes.
On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Leonid I. Brezhnev, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Ronald L. Ziegler, members of the press, Henry A. Kissinger, William P. Rogers, Andrei A. Gromyko, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:32 pm to 3:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 944-001 of the White House Tapes.
On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and members of diplomatic delegations from the United States and the Soviet Union, including William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, Peter M. Flanigan, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, Leonid I. Brezhnev, Andrei A. Gromyko, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Nikolai S. Patolichev, Andrei M. Aleksandrov, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 4:45 pm to 6:26 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 126-003 of the White House Tapes.