The dramatic, first-hand account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland—the definitive weekend that was the key turning point in the Cold War—by President Reagan’s arms control director, Ken Adelman.
In October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for a forty-eight-hour summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Planned as a short, inconsequential gathering to outline future talks, the meeting quickly turned to major international issues, including the strategic defense initiative and the possibility of eliminating all nuclear weapons—negotiations that laid the groundwork for the most sweeping arms accord in history the following year.
Scrupulously researched and based on now-declassified information, Reagan at Reykjavik tells the gripping tale of this weekend that changed the world. Filled with illustrative accounts of the private discussions between Reagan and his team, Ken Adelman provides an honest and up-close portrait of President Reagan at one of his finest and most challenging moments.
Reagan at Reykjavik includes 16 pages of black-and-white photos and 11 illustrations.
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“Adelman, arms control director under
President Ronald Reagan, pulls back the curtain on the dramatic weekend
in October 1986 when Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met in Reykjavik,
Iceland, to discuss matters at a sort of presummit meeting…Adelman’s style is quick, accessible, and
occasionally humorous, giving this tale an almost whimsical feel despite
its world-changing subject. Whether or not his thesis is true, this is
certainly a uniquely close-range look at a Cold War turning point.”
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Publishers Weekly