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The Great Universal Embrace
1989-10-22T20:02:06-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWM4XC8wMDk2NTItbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Kenneth Adelman, former director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency during the Reagan administration, chronicled his experiences in “The Great Universal Embrace: Arms Summitry - A Skeptic’s Account". Adelman advised the president on arms control issues and he specifically talks of his involvement in three U.S.-Soviet summits. "Summits are like Cleopatra,” says Adelman. “They can be fun, but they are treacherous.” Adelman discussed the personal quality of the Reagan-Gorbachev summit meetings. He recounted the “pantry meeting,” when Mr. Gorbachev invited Mr. Reagan into a pantry for a seventh personal meeting during the Reykjavik summit. Confused, Mr. Reagan agreed. Later, the U.S. delegation realized Gorbachev’s motive: he could boast of his seven different meetings with Reagan, an important measure of success in Soviet politics.
Kenneth Adelman, former director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency during the Reagan administration, chronicled his experience…
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Kenneth Adelman, former director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency during the Reagan administration, chronicled his experiences in “The Great Universal Embrace: Arms Summitry - A Skeptic’s Account". Adelman advised the president on arms control issues and he specifically talks of his involvement in three U.S.-Soviet summits. "Summits are like Cleopatra,” says Adelman. “They can be fun, but they are treacherous.” Adelman discussed the personal quality of the Reagan-Gorbachev summit meetings. He recounted the “pantry meeting,” when Mr. Gorbachev invited Mr. Reagan into a pantry for a seventh personal meeting during the Reykjavik summit. Confused, Mr. Reagan agreed. Later, the U.S. delegation realized Gorbachev’s motive: he could boast of his seven different meetings with Reagan, an important measure of success in Soviet politics. close
Kenneth Adelman, former director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency during the Reagan administration, chronicled his experience… read more
Kenneth Adelman, former director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency during the Reagan administration, chronicled his experiences in “The Great Universal Embrace: Arms Summitry - A Skeptic’s Account". Adelman advised the president on arms control issues and he specifically talks of his involvement in three U.S.-Soviet summits. "Summits are like Cleopatra,” says Adelman. “They can be fun, but they are treacherous.” Adelman discussed the personal quality of the Reagan-Gorbachev summit meetings. He recounted the “pantry meeting,” when Mr. Gorbachev invited Mr. Reagan into a pantry for a seventh personal meeting during the Reykjavik summit. Confused, Mr. Reagan agreed. Later, the U.S. delegation realized Gorbachev’s motive: he could boast of his seven different meetings with Reagan, an important measure of success in Soviet politics. close
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