Portal:Cold War

End of World War II (1945–47)

 * The Long Telegram, 1946 by George Frost Kennan
 * Sinews of Peace, 5 March 1946 speech by Winston Churchill
 * The Sources of Soviet Conduct, July 1947 article by George Frost Kennan

Beginnings of the Cold War (1947–53)

 * Communiqués of the Soviet Union concerning Chinese diplomatic recognition, October 1949, establishing diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the USSR
 * NSC-68, April 14, 1950 memorandum by the United States National Security Council under the direction of Paul H. Nitze, providing the outline for increased United States military expenditure to counter the perceived threat from growing Soviet military strength
 * Harry S. Truman's Seventh State of the Union Address, 1952 speech by President Harry S. Truman

Crisis and escalation (1953–62)

 * Communist Party of the United States v. Subversive Activities Control Board (367 U.S. 1) by 1960-61 court case decided by Felix Frankfurter (argued: Oct. 11, 12, 1960; decided: June 5, 1961)
 * US-Soviet Exchange during Cuban Missile Crisis, October 27, 1962 letter by Nikita Khrushchev

Confrontation through détente (1962–79)

 * Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Regarding The Establishment of a Direct Communications Link, June 20, 1963 agreement between the two countries
 * Ich bin ein Berliner, June 26, 1963 speech by John F. Kennedy
 * Remarks Prepared for Delivery at the Trade Mart in Dallas, November 22, 1963 speech by John F. Kennedy
 * Shanghai Communiqué, February 28, 1972 agreement between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America
 * Secretary Kissinger's Talks in China, November 1974 records of discussions between Henry Alfred Kissinger, Deng Xiaoping and others
 * President Ford–Eastern Europe Advocates memcon, memoranda of a July 25, 1975 conversation between Gerald Ford and representatives of Baltic Americans concerned about the Helsinki Accords
 * Helsinki Final Act, 1 August 1975 multi-national agreement

"Second Cold War" (1979–85)

 * Portal:Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
 * Jimmy Carter's Fourth State of the Union Address, January 16, 1981 speech by President Jimmy Carter, mentioning the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan that renewed cold war tensions
 * Ronald Reagan's Fourth State of the Union Speech, February 6, 1985 speech by President Ronald Reagan, mentioning the Strategic Defense Initiative to protect America against ICBM attack

Final years (1985–91)

 * Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany, 12 September 1990 treaty between East and West Germany, and the four post-World War II occupying nations: France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.
 * US Intelligence and the End of the Cold War, November 19, 1999 speech by Robert Gates