Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War
by Ken Adelman
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A dramatic account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland--the turning point in the Cold War--by President Reagan's arms control director, a key player in that world-changing event. In October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for a forty-eight-hour summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Planned as a short gathering to outline future talks, the meeting quickly turned to major international issues, including SDI ("Star Wars") and the possibility of eliminating all nuclear show more weapons. Both men were at the height of their powers, and they had a rare opportunity to move toward peace. The meeting laid the groundwork for the most sweeping arms accord in history, adopted the following year, and the end of the Soviet Union half a decade later. From his position as a participant and his skill as a historian, Adelman is able to reveal the motivations, relationships, and conversations that led to the breakthroughs. Scrupulously researched and based on now-declassified documents, Reagan at Reykjavik tells the gripping tale of that weekend, and provides an honest and up-close portrait of Reagan at one of his finest and most challenging moments.--From publisher description. show lessTags
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Noran Augustine has served as Chairman and CEO of the Lockheed Martin Corporation and on the corporate boards of Procter and Gamble, Black and Decker, and Phillips Petroleum. He has written for Harvard Business Review, Newsweek, Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, and is the author of three books. Kenneth Adelman, former show more ambassador to the U.N. and U.S. Arms Control Director, is the author of four books and a formerly syndicated columnist. He began teaching Shakespeare at Georgetown University in 1977, and now teaches the Bard at George Washington University. show less
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2014
- Important places
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Important events
- Reykjavik summit
- First words
- The Reykjavik summit is something out of an Agatha Christie thriller.
- Publisher's editor
- Bellow, Adam; Meyers, Eric
- Blurbers
- Kissinger, Henry A.; Woodward, Bob; Burns, Ken; Brokaw, Tom; Buckley, Christopher; Isaacson, Walter (show all 9); Kristol, William; McCain, John; Koppel, Ted
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Politics and Government, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 327.73047 — Society, government, & culture Political science International Relations: Spies North America United States U.S.-European Relations U.S.-Russian Relations
- LCC
- E183.8 .S65 .A326 — History of the United States United States History Diplomatic history. Foreign and general relations. Relations with individual countries
- BISAC
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