Pierre Trudeau (1968-1979) and Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
- Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's Speech to the Washington Press Club in March 1969 where he famously said living next to the United States "is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant.":
- Richard Nixon's Address to the Canadian Parliament April 14, 1972, where he says "It is time for us to recognize that we have separate identities; that we have significant differences; and that nobody's interests are furthered when these realities are obscured" and where he corrects a prior speech where he called Japan the United States' largest trading partner:
- News Release of 1971 Recordings of President Nixon revealing conversations between the Prime Minister and President during the Watergate scandal, Nixon name-calling Trudeau to his treasury secretary and chief of staff, and Trudeau's response where he says "I've been called worse things by better people.":
- Trade Policy Disputes between President Nixon and Prime Minister Trudeau (particularly Nixon's New Economic Program (NEP)):
- https://policyoptions.irpp.org/fr/magazines/june-2018/the-threats-and-mirages-of-canada-us-trade-history/
- https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/05/archives/trudeau-economic-grievances.html
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02722010409481207?journalCode=rarc20
- https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/06/archives/trade-seen-as-trudeaus-no-1-nixon-topic-canada-appears-ready-to.html
- Prime Minister Trudeau and President Nixon sign the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement:
- https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1756887987
- https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/great-lakes-protection/canada-united-states-water-quality-agreement/overview.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/09/archives/nixon-and-trudeau-to-sign-an-agreement-to-fight-great-lakes.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-d6o7nZpaQ
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