| Description |
xx, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-379) and index. |
| Contents |
Two anti-communists. Clandestine visit -- "It's time to stroke Ronnie" -- Two schools of thought -- Evil empire -- Nixon detects Gorbachev's "steel fist" -- Abolition -- Conservative uproar -- The conversation -- Reversal of roles -- Informal adviser. A new friend -- Banned from the land of the firebird -- War scare -- Improbable emissary -- Hunger for religion -- An arrest and its consequences -- Keep her away -- Carlucci's notes -- Berlin. The speech -- Twenty-fifth anniversary -- Day visit of a presidential candidate -- "He blew it" -- Anti-Soviet jokes -- The orator and his writers -- One night free in West Berlin -- Competing drafts -- Warsaw pact -- "I think we'll leave it in" -- Rock concert -- Venetian villa -- Brandenburg Gate -- Why not "Mr. Honecker"? -- On his own -- Summits. "Quit pressing" -- An arms deal and its opponents -- Shultz's pitch -- The grand tour rejected -- Of Dan Quayle and Errol Flynn -- Gorbachev in Washington -- Making a treaty look easy -- The not-so-evil empire -- Bush v. Reagan -- The wall will stand for "100 years." |
| Summary |
Drawing on new interviews and previously unavailable documents, Mann finally answers the troubling questions about Reagan's actual role in the crumbling of Soviet power; and concludes that by recognizing the significance of Gorbachev, Reagan helped bring the Cold War to a close. |
| Subject |
Reagan, Ronald -- Political and social views.
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Reagan, Ronald. |
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Political and social views. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.
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United States. |
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International relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1981-1989 |
| Subject |
Cold War.
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
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Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
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Political leadership. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Influence.
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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. |
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Massie, Suzanne -- Influence.
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Massie, Suzanne. |
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Reagan, Ronald -- Oratory.
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Oratory. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union. |
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780670020546 |
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0670020540 |
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