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Gorbachev, Reagan, and ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’

Eulogies omitting the Soviet leader’s partnership with President Reagan — and the unique way they found a path to peace — diminish his full legacy.

President Reagan, right, talks with the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, at the White House on December 8, 1987.
President Reagan, right, talks with the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, at the White House on December 8, 1987. AP/Boris Yurchenko, file

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