The summit is considered one of the hallmarks of the détente at the time between the two Cold War antagonists.

[2] On May 23, Nixon and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Nikolai Podgorny signed the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection.

[3] On May 24, Nixon and Premier of the Soviet Union Alexei Kosygin signed an agreement paving the way for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

[4] On May 26, Nixon and Brezhnev signed two landmark nuclear arms control agreements.

[5] On May 29, Nixon and Brezhnev concluded the conference, with the signing of a joint declaration of long-range plans to avoid a military confrontation and to eventually disarm.