MIKHAIL GORBACHEV AND EDUARD SHEVARDNADZE WAVE FAREWELL TO PRESIDENT REAGAN AND SECRETART SCHULTZ
Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev (R) and his Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze are seen here waving to Secretary of State George Schultz (hatless in car) and President Ronald Reagan as they leave Hofdi house following the conclusion of their mini-summit October 12, 1986. (UPI/File)
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