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Reagan at Reykjavik

Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War

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Reagan at Reykjavik

By: Ken Adelman
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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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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Wish everyone learned about this event more. I have been to Iceland and stopped by the location. Pretty amazing.

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This was a great telling of the Reagan years and the end of the Cold War. I didn't care for the narrator's style - apparently trying to sound like Reagan in a dramatic whisper like performance - but the content was very good and the book well written. An insider's look without the heavy bias you sometimes get in political storytelling.

Great Read

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President Reagan's optimism, vision and love for America were significant factors in the collapse of the Soviet Union. Truly a miracle!

President in on it of oReagan - Eight great years!

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Excellent account of the back and forth between Reagan and the Soviet’s . Really shines at the end of the book in regards to the aftermath and the rise of anti Soviet anti communist sentiments in Europe .

Excellent account .

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Engaging storyline, illustrative detail, and compelling evidence that indeed, “It can be done.” Bravo Mr, Adelman!

Outstanding Tribute

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