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Good Mood. The talks amounted to a "constant flow," a White House aide remarked. Once Nixon and Brezhnev came to some agreement, lesser officials headed by Henry Kissinger on the American side and Gromyko on the Soviet negotiated the details. Secretary of State William Rogers talked trade. Kissinger seemed more solemn than usual, a bit more preoccupied...
...operation, the freewheeling ways of the press astonished Soviets accustomed to older, more staid bureaucrats. The Americans, on the other hand, got a glimpse of decision making in the Kremlin: the constant need to consult, the subtle jockeying among lesser leaders to get closer to the center of power, Brezhnev...
...Americans seized their opportunity to scrutinize the Soviet leadership. Bluff and hearty, Brezhnev was obviously doing his best to make his guests feel at home. At their initial meeting, the first smile crossed Kosygin's face when Nixon rather pointedly mentioned that "I have a reputation as a longtime anti-Communist." Brezhnev's wife Viktoria told the press that her husband had "been in a good mood lately and that's not always the case...
When President John Kennedy met with Khrushchev in Vienna in 1961, the Soviet Premier did his best to intimidate his rival. Brezhnev made no such effort. Russians speculated that he might well be awed by Nixon's skillful use of power. "He has impressed our leaders by his seriousness and concentration," was the word. "They are still deciding if they can trust...
Always poised, invariably smiling, she expressed delight at everything she was shown-which pleased Muscovites, who have a nagging sense of inferiority about all things Russian. Visiting a secondary school, she held Mrs. Brezhnev's hand and gave it an occasional pat. In an art class, she was delighted by an eight-year-old girl's painting of the sun. "Oh, I have to have it!" she exclaimed. "I love it. When the sun shines, everybody is happy." She hugged the budding artist and kissed her on the cheek. Leaving the school, she observed pointedly: "The students...