Pres. Nixon briefs Congressional leaders about his upcoming trip to Moscow

On the eve of his departure for his Moscow summit meeting, President Richard Nixon briefed a bipartisan group of Congressional leaders at the White House on May 19, 1972. Shown here, LTR: Secretary of State William Rogers; Sen. Robert Byrd (majority whip); Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield; Pres. Nixon; and Rep. Gerald Ford, House Minority Leader. (UPI Photo/Darryl Heikes/Files)