RICHARD NIXON ŞI DEBUTUL UNEI COLABORĂRI DIPLOMATICE ROMÂNO AMERICANE
RICHARD NIXON AND THE BEGINNING OF A ROMANIAN AMERICAN

Summary/Abstract: Based on unpublished documents from Romanian archives and on an extensive bibliography, this article addresses the Romanian-American diplomatic relations between 1967-1970. In parallel, the article analyzes the political career of Richard Nixon, after losing the presidential elections of November 1960. Therefore, the visit of the former U.S. president in Romania, in March 22, 1967 is analyzed, and also the talks with Nicolae Ceuşescu regarding the developments which have occurred in the international system. Given the cordial discussions in March 1967, Richard Nixon, now in the position of U.S. President, will visit again Romania, in August 2-3, 1969, asking Nicolae Ceauşescu to create a communication channel between Washington and Beijing. Even if in the end the American decision makers will opt for the “Pakistani channel”, “Romanian channel” has proven useful, by passing all messages sent by Washington to the Chinese Communist leaders.

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