Word: summiteer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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WASHINGTON--It's expected to be a stay-at-home summit for President Reagan...
...Administration was euphoric and tumbled through a set of negotiations that expanded the original INF proposal to include a virtual ban on all medium- and short-range missiles worldwide. But during the summer Soviet officials dropped hints, some of them in interviews with TIME, that the centerpiece for a summit should be "INF plus" rather than "INF only...
...controlled warheads mentioned in what the Americans considered to be a bilateral accord. Both sides indicated that a compromise was reached. Other points of contention concerning on-sight verification measures have proved impossible to resolve. Even so, enough progress was made that Shultz did not suspect hopes for a summit would be jeopardized...
...most intriguing offer from Gorbachev may be yet to come. Shevardnadze noted that the Soviet leader planned to send a personal note to Reagan that might put the summit back on track. When asked if he saw any need for another meeting with the Soviet Foreign Minister, Shultz replied, "I don't think we have anything in particular to meet about." Then he added, "The main thing, I guess, is to keep checking with the mailman to see what he brings...
Reagan' s stumbling presidency takes another blow as Soviet Leader Gorbachev sandbags prospects for a Washington summit...