Word: summiteer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...performance indicated that the Great Communicator in the White House may meet a worthy rival at Geneva. But the portents of the interview go far beyond their implications for the summit. Western Kremlinologists often observe that Gorbachev is young enough to be directing policy into the 21st century, if only he can consolidate his power. The commanding air he projected throughout his meeting with TIME gave some clues to the qualities that have brought him close to that goal in a phenomenally short time...
...summit is a high-risk affair for both men. For Gorbachev, it is something of a debut. As Richard Nixon points out in an article on summitry in the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, Gorbachev may deal with five American Presidents. For Reagan, by contrast, this meeting could be his first, last and only chance to sit down as President with the Soviet leader. The chances of failure, or at least widespread public disappointment, are considerable. Therefore the White House and the Kremlin have been maneuvering in recent weeks to accomplish three goals: 1) lower expectations for success, 2) assure...
Gorbachev's interview with TIME is the boldest thrust to date in the oneupmanship that has been going on between Washington and Moscow. Each side has been trying to outdo the other in poor-mouthing the prospects for the summit while reiterating its own determination to keep plugging away. In a major escalation of this serious game, Gorbachev has now essentially accused the U.S. of seeking to sabotage the meeting in advance...
...evidence" of each side's geopolitical righteousness but to talk turkey in the sense Karpov meant. And if he is as effective in his one-on-one sessions with the American President in November as he was in his first prolonged encounter with the Western press last week, the summit may yet yield some promising results...
...summit this November, the battle will peak. Says a top White House aide: "It may be that the summit will be 'won' or 'lost' on the p.r. front." Already, U.S. and Soviet advance teams have scouted Geneva for the best camera angles...