December, 1989, off the coast of Malta in a Soviet ship named the Maxim Gorky, U.S. President George Bush met with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The USS BELKNAP served as the President's Flagship.
The pictures below are courtesy of Joe Pensado.
Bird with Russian crew members
Andy with Russian crew member
Belknap and Slava
Jim Bauer with Russian crew members
Joe Pensado, Bird and Russian crew member
Tour of OC berthing
Pres. Bush on the Mess decks
'United States, Arriving'
President George Bush aboard USS BELKNAP
Pres. Bush, Bauer and Vandyke
'United States, Departing'
Commemorative Envelope
Navy Times Article, December 11, 1989
