Word: summiteer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...oddly enough, arms control seemed almost peripheral in the wide-ranging talks Shevardnadze had with President Bush at the White House and with Secretary of State James Baker during two days amid the majestic scenery of Jackson Hole in Wyoming's Teton mountains. They agreed to hold a summit in late spring in the U.S. But the most astonishing talk concerned the Soviet Union's internal troubles, an unheard-of topic for superpower discussion...
...State Appreciation: Despite his drastic plummet in the public opinion polls, Gov, Michael S. Dukakis still seems to command the respect of the University of Virginia community. At this week's presidential summit on education held there, Dukakis received sustained applause when he arrived for public events...
...President Bush, as quoted by Gov. Richard F. Celeste (D-Oh.) at this week's education summit...
Federal funding for educational programs wasagain an issue at the summit yesterday, and inwhat appears to be a partisan division, Democratshave said that the other governors will notdiscuss urging major increases in federaleducation spending...
...issue of higher education was not discussedto any great extent at the summit. "Highereducation was slighted here," Celeste told TheCrimson. "The reason is that the governors feelwe're doing a better job on higher education thanthe rest of the world. Also, where we haveproblems in college, it is because of problems inprimary and secondary schools that spill over intocollege...