Word: reached
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Instead, Reagan looked to the future, assuming the tone of a grandfatherly sage: "By the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes. And if you've lived your life properly, so you learn. You put things in perspective. You pull your energies together. You change, you go forward...
Television has always been a land of flux, a place where few programs last beyond two seasons and yesterday's top-rated star is today's trivia question. But for more than 30 years, all three networks have aired evening news shows that reach more people than any single newspaper or magazine. Turning on the TV set around dinnertime to watch the news has become a sort of flickering ritual that unifies much of the country for 30 minutes...
...tarnished presidency. For Gorbachev, stable relations with the U.S. are essential if he is to have the time, energy and authority to concentrate on the internal reforms he is attempting. Masterly communicators, the two leaders have created a public perception that an agreement may be within reach. "The most important thing," says a senior U.S. official, "is that arms control is on the move again...
...Gorbachev's colleagues may have insisted the announcement be timed instead to coincide with the resumption of Soviet nuclear testing, which started two weeks ago after an 18-month moratorium, thus giving an appearance of dealing from nuclear strength. The Soviets may also have been concerned that they must reach agreement with the Reagan Administration or wait several years for new disarmament talks. No matter who wins the 1988 presidential election, it will take the new Administration time to come up with its own strategic policy...
Spence was out of town yesterday and could not be reached for comment, but committee members said they expect him to reach a decision within the next four weeks...