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But the soviet leader was more negative. >> the solving of the most important problem solving the arms race and increasing hopes of peace, we didnt succeed in reaching at this meeting. so, of course, there are important disagreements on matters of principle that remain between us. >> the general feeling here is that president reagan deserves credit for starting a dialogue with soviet leader gorbachev. that in a nuclear age, any lessening of tension must be applauded. but many here only had a mod...

The feeling was we didnt have to prepare all that much, everything we knew it was going to be a hello, a handshake and photo op. and it turned out to be anything else but that. after the first morning when reagan and gorbachev met, we were called in to the embassy, which is right nearby. reagan says, gorbachev really wants to reduce nuclear weapons. so he hands a piece of paper to no one in particular where all of us can grab it and we looked it over and it was a holy cow moment, this guy really...

Invited gorbachev to stroll through the pool house and mr. reagan talked without notice, not about arms control but of his personal feelings about reducing the level of fear and misunderstanding between the two nations. >> the main thing was that they met each other as human beings and reagan in particular had concentrated gorbachev as a person. >> it is understood that the president tried to dispel gorbachevs negative opinion and he would not budge but was not as combative as he had been recent...

Kissinger. they said it would be a profound mistake to eliminate all medium range missiles in europe. >> many conservatives thought that reagan had been charmed by gorbachev and he actually had more problem dealing with his hard right than dethe left. so reagan had to constantly let the right know, i know what im doing. >> reagan was being accused already of getting soft on communism but he hadnt forgotten the problems we still had. europe is still divided. there was still a berlin wall. >> ther...

Magic that he had. and it was real. it was magic but it was real. >> on the big issues, the revival of the american spirit, the reignition of the american economy, ronald reagan succeeded beyond anyones expectations. as for his critics, many still frustrated, even angry. but they do concede that ronald reagan leaves washington an enormously popular figure and in this day and age, that alone is a historic achievement. >> there is one sign that is unmistakable. mr. gorbachev, open this gate.

Some progress may have been made at todays talks came at a white house briefing here a few minutes ago. no prediction yet on the outcome of these talks but they do give rise to some optimism. >> i was up there as the clock was ticking down and at the last minute, it fell apart. >> mr. president -- >> do we have an agreement, mr. president? >> do we have an agreement, sir? >> will you meet again? >> when i saw reagan come out of that room with gorbachev, his face was a mask of rage and gorbachev ...

Almost three days in a try well. >> the iron curtain between east germany and west berlin has come tumbling down. >> im pat buchanan, the conservative on "crossfire." >> the american people appreciated the new television. they certainly came to cnn in droves. >> mr. gorbachev and i both agree on the desirability of freer and more extensive personal contact between the peoples of the soviet union and the united states. >> we began to realize that the best way to get a message to a foreign leader ...

Was a truly exciting night because we had wanted this for 40 years and now its happening. >> the long-time communist leader of bulgaria suddenly and surprisingly today announced his resignation. >> it turns out that these regimes are more brittle than gorbachev understood and they couldnt find many gorbachevs. he tried to encourage people like him to rise to the fore in these countries. they werent successful. >> had gorbachev decided to use force, this whole scenario would have been totally dif...

Legacy is. >> you cant believe were talking about it this early. >> i cant, but its okay. its an ongoing conversation, but if we were having a conversation in 1988 about ronald reagan, there were people criticizing ronald reagan in 1988 for being too soft on gorbachev and if gorbachev had been overthrown in 89 rather than 1991, who knows what outcome would have been and ronald reagans legacy as the one who won the cold war wouldnt have been the legacy of the man who won the cold war. there are a...

Attacks, if you will. but other republicans seem to be aligning themselves, defending russia. i want you to listen to a republican congressman of california, the exchange he had on yahoo news. listen to this. >> when i worked with ronald reagan, i wrote most of his speeches. >> what would ronald reagan think about your thoughts? >> he would love it. maybe you forgot thronald reaga reached out to gorbachev -- >> are you comparing gorbachev and vladamir putin? >> absolutely. theyre both leaders we...