In June of 1973, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev made his first visit to the United States for peace talks with President Richard Nixon. Upon arriving at the presidential retreat, Nixon ceremonially gifted the known car aficionado a new ...See moreIn June of 1973, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev made his first visit to the United States for peace talks with President Richard Nixon. Upon arriving at the presidential retreat, Nixon ceremonially gifted the known car aficionado a new model Lincoln Continental. "He got behind the wheel and motioned me into the passenger seat. The head of my Secret Service detail went pale as I climbed in and we took off down one of the narrow roads that run around the perimeter of Camp David...." - Richard Nixon This is the little known story of their bizarre five minute car ride - a rare unscripted moment in the midst of nuclear weapon negotiations and the impending fall of the Presidency.
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