Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181201:14:59:00
In tiananmen square. he had been the top diplomat and refused to slam the door. >> we must react to setbacks in a way which stimulates rather than stifles progress toward open and representative system. >> reporter: hoping to stimulate progress, bush funneled u.s. support to nations where communist leaders chose to negotiate with reformers. he visited poland and hungary in july of 1989, receiving large and enthusiastic welcomes. as reform in eastern europe sped up, the president stayed cautious and deliberate. reporters were astonished at the low key response when the berlin wall fell in novem...
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