Brink of War? The Dramatic October 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev Showdown in Reykjavik Iceland
September 30th, 1986, … the White House press briefing room … Here's President Ronald Reagan …
I am pleased to announce that General Secretary Gorbachev and I will meet October 11th and 12th in Reykjavik, Iceland. The meeting was proposed by General Secretary Gorbachev, and I've accepted. And it will take place in the context of preparations for the General Secretary's visit to the United States, which was agreed to at Geneva in November of '85. And I might say the United States and the Soviet Union appreciate the willingness of the Government of Iceland to make this meeting in Reykjavik…
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