Washington Summit (1987) facts for kids

President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev, December 1987

The Washington Summit of 1987 was Cold War-era summit meeting between U.S. president Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. It took place between December 8-10 in Washington, D.C..

Reagan and Gorbachev talked about problems in Afghanistan, Central America, and South Africa, arms control porblems for chemical weapons, the status of START agreements, and human rights.

Reagan achieved the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty during the summit.

Ronald Reagan

February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) 33rd Governor of California (1967-1975)

Life and politics	Birthplace Boyhood home Presidential Library Rancho del Cielo Death and state funeral Governship of California

Presidency	Reagan Era Economic policy Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 Tax Reform Act of 1986 Geneva Summit Assassination attempt Strategic Defense Initiative Reykjavík Summit Reagan Doctrine Cold War Shamrock Summit Iran–Contra Washington Summit Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Portrait of Ronald Reagan

Speeches and debates	"A Time for Choosing" "States' rights" First inaugural address "Tear down this wall!" "There you go again" "We begin bombing in five minutes" "Ash heap of history" "Evil empire" "City upon a Hill" Second inaugural address State of the Union Address: 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

Books	An American Life (autobiography) The Reagan Diaries Killing Reagan (biography by Bill O'Reilly)

Elections, conventions, and primaries	1968 Republican National Convention 1976 Republican National Convention 1980 Republican National Convention 1984 Republican National Convention Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968 Republican Party presidential primaries, 1976 Republican Party presidential primaries, 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, 1984 United States presidential election, 1968 United States presidential election, 1976 United States presidential election, 1980 United States presidential election, 1984

Family	Jack Reagan (father) Nelle Wilson Reagan (mother) Neil Reagan (brother) Jane Wyman (first wife) Nancy Reagan (second wife) Maureen Reagan (daughter) Michael Reagan (adopted son) Patti Davis (daughter) Ron Reagan (son)

Things named after Reagan	List of things named after Ronald Reagan

Albums	Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine

Movies	Ronald Reagan filmography

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