Few sparks are struck, WFB and his guest--the leading Democratic hawk in the

Senate (and the early frontrunner for the Democrats' 1976 presidential nomination)--being in substantial agreement on the dangers of detente. However, the Senator brings specific knowledge of the current state of play: "Well, I've not found any evidence of whatever the [Ford] Administration means by detente involving a two-way operation. Trade is the one that's talked about most. But the Soviets are talking about credit, not ...trade in the traditional sense. They haven't anything to sell us." WFB: "Peace." HJ: "They want us to provide the capital to build their giant energy complex in Asia. The Administration must know this.... I don't understand it, and I don't think the Chinese understand it either, because they've been paying cash on the barrelhead. The Chinese come with a checkbook; the Russians come with a chisel."