Word: leinen
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Dates: during 1982-1982
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...that sizable majority of Europeans already disposed to be pro-American, the President conveyed reassurance that the U.S. remains committed to the NATO alliance and is genuinely seeking peace and arms reduction in negotiations with the Soviets. But Reagan encountered much skepticism from the burgeoning European "peace" movement; Josef Leinen, one of the organizers of an antinuclear rally in Bonn, challenged the President to prove that he was not merely mouthing "empty disarmament slogans." In face-to-face discussions with European political leaders, Reagan reinforced personal rapport but gained little more agreement on policy than had existed before he left...
...relaxed. Said retired Dutch General M.H. von Meyenfeldt, who addressed the rally: "There are an awful lot of people out there who are here for the sun." Many speakers referred to Reagan's Bundestag remarks and challenged the President to prove that he is really ready, in Organizer Leinen's words, "to begin a crusade for peace and disarmament...
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