Preface and AcknowledgementsMain ActorsChronology of EventsChapter 1: The Geneva Summit, 1985Document No. 1: Record of Conversation between Thatcher and Reagan, December 22, 1984Document No. 2: Memorandum from Yakovlev to Gorbachev: "About Reagan," March 12, 1985Document No. 3: Letter from Reagan to Gorbachev, April 30, 1985Document No. 4: CIA Intelligence Analysis: "Gorbachev, the New Broom," June 1985Document No. 5: Record of Main Content of Conversation between Gorbachev and U.S. Senate Delegation, September 3, 1985Document No.
6: Memorandum Dictated by Reagan: "Gorbachev," November, 1985Document No. 7: CIA paper: "Sharing SDI Technology with the Soviets," November 1, 1985Document No. 8: Memorandum from McFarlane to the President: "Papers on the Soviet Union: Gorbachev and his Geneva Agenda," November 12, 1985Document No. 9: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, First Private Meeting, Geneva, 10:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m., November 19, 1985Document No.
10: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, First Plenary Meeting, Geneva, 11:27 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., November 19, 1985Document No. 11: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Second Plenary Meeting, Geneva, 2:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.
m., November 19, 1985Document No. 12: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Second Private Meeting, Geneva, 3:40 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., November 19, 1985Document No. 13: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Dinner Hosted by the Gorbachevs, Geneva, 8:00 p.
m. - 10:30 p.m., November 19, 1985Document No. 14: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Third Private Meeting, Geneva, 10:15 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
, November 20, 1985Document No. 15: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Third Plenary Meeting, Geneva, 11:30 a.m. - 12:40 p.m., November 20, 1985Document No. 16: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Fourth Plenary Meeting, Geneva, 2:45 p.m.
- 3:30 p.m., November 20, 1985Document No. 17: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Dinner Hosted by President and Mrs. Reagan, Geneva, 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
, November 20, 1985Document No. 18: Draft Private Letter from Reagan to Gorbachev, November 28, 1985Document No. 19: Letter from Gorbachev to Reagan, December 24, 1985Chapter 2: The Reykjavik Summit, 1986Document No. 20: Letter from Gorbachev to Reagan, January 14, 1986Document No. 21: Letter from Reagan to Gorbachev, February 22, 1986Document No. 22: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Members of the U.S. Congress Fascell and Broomfield, April 4, 1986Document No.
23: Letter from Gorbachev to Reagan, September 15, 1986Document No. 24: Meeting in the Secretariat Room with Members of the Politburo and Assistants, September 22, 1986Document No. 25: Memorandum from Shultz to the President: "Reykjavik," October 2, 1986Document No. 26: Gorbachev''s Instructions to the Reykjavik Preparation Group, October 4, 1986Document No. 27: Notes of a CC CPSU Politburo Session, October 8, 1986Document No. 28: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, First Meeting, Reykjavik, 10:40 a.m. - 12:30 p.
m., October 11, 1986Document No. 29: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Second Meeting, Reykjavik, 3:30 p.m. - 5:40 p.m., October 11, 1986Document No. 30: Record of Conversation in the Working Group on Military Issues, October 11-12, 1986Document No.
31: Transcript of Reagan-Gorbachev Reykjavik Talks, October 12, 1986Document No. 32: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Fourth Meeting, Reykjavik 3:25 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., October 12, 1986Document No. 33: Transcript of Gorbachev-Reagan Reykjavik Talks, Final Meeting, October 12, 1986Document No. 34: State Department: "Lessons of Reykjavik," October 12, 1986Document No.
35: Gorbachev''s Thoughts on Reykjavik, October 12, 1986Document No. 36: Memorandum from Poindexter for the President: "Why We Can''t Commit to Eliminating All Nuclear Weapons Within 10 Years," October 16, 1986Document No. 37: Memorandum from Shultz for the President: "Visit of UK Prime Minister Thatcher," November 12, 1986Document No. 38: Notes from the Conference with Politburo Members and Secretaries of the Central Committee, December 1, 1986Chapter 3: The Washington Summit, 1987Document No. 39: Memorandum from Yakovlev to Gorbachev: "Analysis of the Visit to the USSR of Prominent American Political Leaders (Kissinger, Vance, Kirkpatrick, Brown, et. al.)," February 25, 1987Document No. 40: Memorandum of Conversation between Gorbachev and Shultz, April 14, 1987Document No.
41: Plan of Negotiations with Reagan in Washington [Draft dictated by Gorbachev to Chernyaev], May 1987Document No. 42: Notes of a CC CPSU Politburo Session, July 9, 1987Document No. 43: Memorandum of Conversation between Gorbachev and Shultz, October 23, 1987Document No. 44: Memorandum from Abramowitz to the Secretary: "Gorbachev''s Private Summit Agenda," November 28, 1987Document No. 45: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, First Meeting, Washington, 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
, December 8, 1987Document No. 46: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Second Meeting, Washington, 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m., December 8, 1987Document No. 47: Record of Conversation between Akhromeyev and Nitze at the U.S.
State Department, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., December 8, 1987Document No. 48: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Third Meeting, Washington, 10:35 a.m. - 10:45 a.
m., December 9, 1987 (with Information Memorandum by Ermarth from December 15, 1987)Document No. 49: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Fourth Meeting, Washington, 10:55 a.m. - 12:35 p.m., December 9, 1987Document No. 50: Record of Conversation between Akhromeyev and Carlucci, December 9, 1987Document No.
51: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Fifth Meeting, Washington, 12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m., December 10, 1987Document No. 52: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Working Luncheon, Washington, 12:40 p.m. - 2:10 p.
m., December 10, 1987Document No. 53: Record of Conversation between Bush and Gorbachev Following Summit, Washington, December 10, 1987Document No. 54: Notes of a CC CPSU Politburo Session, December 17, 1987Chapter 4: The Moscow Summit, 1988Document No. 55: Memorandum of Conversation, Gorbachev-Shultz, Moscow, February 22, 1988Document No. 56: Notes from a CC CPSU Politburo Session, February 25, 1988Document No. 57: Notes from a CC CPSU Politburo Session, March 10, 1988Document No. 58: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, First Private Session, Moscow, 3:26 p.
m. - 4:37 p.m., May 29, 1988Document No. 59: Memorandum of Conversation: "The President''s Meeting with Monks in Danilov Monastery," Moscow, 2:28 p.m. - 2:47 p.m.
, May 30, 1988Document No. 60: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, First Plenary Meeting, Moscow, 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., May 30, 1988Document No. 61: Department of State Cable, "The President''s Human Rights Reception a Success," May 30, 1988Document No. 62: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Second Private Meeting, Moscow, 10:08 a.
m. - 11:07 a.m., May 31, 1988Document No. 63: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Second Plenary Meeting, Moscow, 10:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
, June 1, 1988Document No. 64: Notes of a CC CPSU Politburo Session "On Reagan''s Visit to Moscow," June 6, 1988Document No. 65: Memorandum from Arbatov to Gorbachev, June 1988Chapter 5: The Governors Island Summit, 1988Document No. 66: Memorandum from Dobrynin to Gorbachev, September 18, 1988Document No. 67: Notes from a CC CPSU Politburo Session, November 3, 1988Document No. 68: Special National Intelligence Estimate: "Soviet Policy During the Next Phase of Arms Control in Europe," November 16, 1988Document No. 69: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Private Meeting, Governors Island, 1:05 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m., December 7, 1988Document No. 70: Memorandum of Conversation, Reagan-Gorbachev, Luncheon Meeting, Governors Island, 1:40 p.m. - 3:10 p.m., December 7, 1988Chapter 6: The Malta Summit, 1989Document No.
71: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush-Gorbachev, 12:33 p.m. -12:46 p.m., January 23, 1989Document No. 72: CIA Intelligence Estimate: "Moscow''s 1989 Agenda for U.S.-Soviet Relations," February 1989Document No.
73: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: "Getting Ahead of Gorbachev," March 1, 1989Document No. 74: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Baker, Moscow, May 11, 1989Document No. 75: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: "Scope Paper--Your Visit to Poland," June 29, 1989Document No. 76: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev, July 21, 1989Document No. 77: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush-Shevardnadze, Washington, 2:00 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
, September 21, 1989Document No. 78: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev, November 22, 1989Document No. 79: Memorandum from Baker for the President: "Your December Meeting With Gorbachev," November 29, 1989Document No. 80: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and John Paul II, December 1, 1989Document No. 81: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush-Gorbachev, First Expanded Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
, December 2, 1989Document No. 82: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush-Gorbachev, First Restricted Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., December 2, 1989Document No. 83: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush-Gorbachev, Luncheon Meeting, Malta, 1:30 p.m.
- 2:45 p.m., December 2, 1989Document No. 84: Memorandum of Conversation: Bush-Gorbachev, Second Restricted Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., December 3, 1989Document No.
85: Memorandum of Conversation: Bush-Gorbachev, Second Expanded Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 4:35 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., December 3, 1989Document No. 86: Memorandum from Rice to Scowcroft, December 5, 1989Document No. 87: Chernyaev Diary, January 2, 1990Chapter 7: The Washington and Camp David Summit, 1990Document No. 88: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: "Objectives for U.
S.-Soviet Relations in 1990," January 1990Document No. 89: Memorandum of Telephone Conversatio.