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...time the U.S. and Soviet support staffs had arrived in Reykjav??k, stores were already brimming with summit souvenirs. There were Icelandic wool sweaters with profiles of Reagan and Gorbachev ($45), scarves with the Stars and Stripes on one end and the hammer and sickle on the other ($20) and all manner of Reagan-Gorbachev T shirts celebrating the great event ($11.44). Top of the line was a commemorative ashtray with real gold lettering ($50). Some of the stores opened their doors on Sunday to satisfy souvenir-mad summiteers...
Americans may have invented the soft science of public relations, but in Reykjav??k it was the Russians who provided a textbook example of how to win friends and influence people. Soviet spokesmen went out of their way to help Western correspondents in repeated briefings. Their doors were always open--which helped give the illusion that their policies were as well...
...Soviet effort in Reykjav??k is a far cry from their past stentorian sloganeering. Under Gorbachev, they have come to realize that cultivating international public opinion can boost their foreign policy. The new affability and reasonableness was first evident at the 1985 Shultz-Shevardnadze meeting in Helsinki and became more apparent at the Geneva summit. In Iceland, the style has come into...
...Soviet advantage was underscored by the decision to have Raisa Gorbachev go to the Reykjav??k meeting after all, even though Nancy Reagan was not attending. Asked about her presence, one Soviet newsman shrugged, "Women are often unpredictable." But more than mere whim seemed to be involved. The Soviets seemed to be aping the American tradition that a leader abroad is more appealing when accompanied by an adoring spouse...
...butterflies in his stomach, no stage fright or sweaty palms. Ronald Reagan is booming over the phone, discussing his hopes and ideas as he prepares for Reykjav?...