| 45-48 | 49-52 | 53-56 | 57-60 | 61-64 | 65-68 | 69-72 | 73-76 | 77-80 | 81-84 | 85-88 | 89-92 | ||||
| U.S. Pres. | Truman | Eisenhower | Kennedy | Johnson | Nixon | Nxn/Ford | Carter | Reagan | Bush | ||||||
| Sov. Prem. | Stalin | Malenkov | Khruschev | Brezhnev | Andr. | Chern. | Gorbachev | ||||||||
| McCauley Period. |
Cold War I |
Brinkmanship (1953-1969) |
Detente (1969-1979) |
Cold War II (1979-1985) |
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