United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637Dodson, ChristineCarter, Jimmy, 1924-8/26/1977Presidential directives. President Jimmy Carter comes to the conclusion that the United States and the Soviet Union must interact peacefully, while recognizing the vast differences between the two countries. This memo, dated August 26, 1977, states the future steps the U.S. must take in dealing with the Soviet Union.application/pdfPD18National Archives Identifier: 591256engLP-JC, National Archives and Records Administrationhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Records of the Office of the Staff SecretaryPresidents--United StatesExecutive power--United StatesUnited States--Foreign relations--1977-1981Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United StatesUnited States--Foreign relations--Soviet UnionNational security--United States--HistoryUS National StrategyText