PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- The first ladies of the United States and Soviet Union have exchanged another round of letters in which Raisa Gorbachev predicted 'the good spirit of Geneva will live on,' the White House said Tuesday.
White House spokesman Larry Speakes revealed the exchange in Palm Springs, Calif., where the president and Nancy Reagan are vacationing.
The two first ladies exchanged letters last fall, leading to a separate round of conversations over tea in Geneva while their husbands convened the first Soviet-American summit in six years.
Mrs. Reagan wrote Mrs. Gorbachev Nov. 25 shortly after her return from Geneva 'to express her appreciation for the hospitality at the tea and the dinner hosted by the Gorbachevs,' Speakes said.
He said Mrs. Reagan also thanked Mrs. Gorbachev for a gift of jewelry.
She called the present 'a constant reminder of our days in Geneva,' Speakes said.
Mrs. Reagan's letter was delivered by U.S. Ambassador Arthur Hartmann.
'She was happy about the outcome of the meeting and how well things went between their husbands,' Speakes said.
Mrs. Gorbachev wrote a letter hand carried to the United States by the wife of Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and delivered by the envoy to the White House on Dec. 21.
Mrs. Gorbachev wrote of 'the special mood of the summit and that she believes the 'good spirit of Geneva will live on,'' Speakes said.
