Pham Van Dong thanks Khrushchev for the Soviet help to Vietnamese people. Khrushchev talks about politics around the world, particularly, in the socialist countries such as Albania and China. He claims that the relationship with China is improving. Khrushchev also mentions that he discussed Indian politics with Mao. He criticizes the politics of Stalin toward China. 

Dobrynin presents a lengthy statement from Brezhnev to Nixon. Nixon, Kissinger, and Dobrynin subsequently discuss the conflict in the Middle East, Soviet-American relations, and transatlantic relations.

Nixon receives two Soviet academics. Afterwards, Nixon and Dobrynin discuss Brezhnev's latest letter to Nixon and Nixon's plans to "force" Israel to agree to a peace settlement. Dobrynin comments on Watergate.

Kissinger concedes to Dobrynin that the United States had made a "significant mistake when it rushed to introduce heightened combat readiness."

Dobrynin recounts several conversations with Nixon and Kissinger about Soviet-American relations and resolving the crisis in the Middle East.

Dobrynin says that Nixon and Kissinger have "jeopardized" relations with Moscow in order to score domestic political points. Kissinger tries to explain Nixon's recent remarks about Soviet-American relations and defuse tensions.

Dobrynin and Haig discuss the personal relationship between Brezhnev and Nixon. Dobrynin rejects American accusations that the Soviet Union was preparing to intervene in the Middle East, and the consequential adjustment of American combat readiness.

Dobrynin describes reports that the United States is increasing its combat readiness in light of the conflict in the Middle East and to deter the Soviet Union. He suggests that the Soviet Union protest the United States' nuclear brinkmanship.

Brezhnev demands that the United States puts pressure on Israel to cease fire in the war with Egypt.

Following conversations with Henry Kissinger in Moscow, Brezhnev writes to Nixon on the situation in the Middle East.