Booknotes

The Great Universal Embrace

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

Report Video Issue

People in this video

Hosting Organization

Series

More information about

The Great Universal Embrace

744 Views
Program ID:
9652-1
Category:
Booknotes
Format:
Booknotes
Location:
No Location
First Aired:
Oct 22, 1989 | 8:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Oct 23, 1989 | 9:19am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Oct 22, 1989 | 8:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 22, 1989 | 11:32pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 23, 1989 | 3:25am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 23, 1989 | 5:50am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 23, 1989 | 9:19am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Purchase a Download

The Great Universal Embrace

  • MP3 audio - Standard
    Price:
    $0.99