President Nixon met briefly with Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy Dobrynin to acknowledge and express appreciation for a thoughtful message sent by the ambassador. The exchange served primarily as a diplomatic courtesy, confirming the receipt of the wire and emphasizing the positive personal sentiments shared by Dobrynin and his family. No substantive policy negotiations or strategic directives were recorded during this brief encounter.
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.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 261-31 Date: July 1, 1971 Time: 3:14 pm - 3:16 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin [See Conversation No. 6-79]
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