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Of russian leader. he was building new urges for the west. >> he was younger, he was smarter, better read. he was more willing to engage in arguments. he is also the last true believer. >> a true believer and marxist leninist ideology. he still thought communism would bury the west. and while the casting ordered up a new style leader, the wardrobe department didn't get the memo. gorbachev pulled up, although he is a younger man by quite a bit, he looks older. >> he is wearing an extremely heavy russian overcoat. he looks grim and defensive and cold. >> suddenly, reagan comes out but he is just...

>> i could be looking out at an american student body, just as i am looking out here, i would not be able to tell the difference. >> by taking the q&a's, he had open people's eyes. he exposed the people, he exposed himself. he came willing to have a conversation, willing to go directly to them and talk to them, talk about their future. their future affected ours as well. while the students perception of the president may have changed -- >> 's resolve to do whatever it took t to defeat communism did not. gorbachev learned that the next morning, when he and reagan reconvened to say theirnv goodb...

Sometimes do act is to act. that was his other line. the moscow summit come it was a summation. reagan was always true to his beliefs. >> he truly believed this much, that for all the talk about, gorbachev was kidding himself if he thought he could reform the soviets union into a productive society. soviet sense that the unions were not ready for real change, the people were. he intended to make his case to them. it's impaired that the president wanted to send a message. not just to america, but to the russian people as well. we really care about you. we wantbo to see you okay. says, "ronnie w...

Question, he knew it was coming. do you still think we are an evil empire? y >> know. that was no time at another era. he put his arm around gorbachev. as a news man, doesn't get any better than that. >> he wanted to do that walk to say i g know longer believe in this evil empire. i believe in good people who want a better life. but had his mind changed? certainly not as much of the soviet leadership had hoped. gorbachev would learn that on on the climactic third day and moscow. ♪ liberty mutual accident forgiveness means

Although much younger, looks older. the american system produced a guy, much older, far more full of life. that image was put out around the world. >> the old man, people are doubting, could he keep up? >> he stole the first scene. left back >> it away from the cameras he was ready to play hardball. >> he doesn't come to geneva ready to say look i think we soviets had made a terrible mistake, let's wrap this up. not at all, the first thing he wants to do is push. >> he pushed especially hard against sci, claiming its true aim was not to defensive, but offensive. an effort to neutralize any sov...