it yielded later arms control agreements and contributed to a more cooperative relationship between Reagan and Gorbachev during the remainder of Reagan’s second term. In fact, the failure of the ...

To break the impasse, Gorbachev tried at the two leaders' summit meeting in Reykjavik to convince Reagan of his genuine interest in ending the arms race and restructuring their relationship on a ...

An author of books on Russia who spoke the language, she had no diplomatic experience but formed an unlikely bond with the ...

The Soviet leader struck up a frank and sometimes fierce relationship with British PM, Margaret Thatcher. Gorbachev and President Reagan sign key nuclear arms treaties that thaw Cold War tensions.

View of a clip of President Reagan's famous 1987 Berlin Wall speech in which he asks Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." Video courtesy of Reagan Presidential Library.