Description: Robert Dole will support INF treaty, making him look good. George Bush is reported to have had knowledge of Iran contra affair, making him look bad. Reagan partial to neither presidential candidate.
Description: Reagan, Gorbachev, Shultz, Shevardnadze agree on INF treaty to eliminate intermediate range nuclear weapons & call for arms control summit. Missiles b-roll.
Description: Journalists comment on engineered presentation of Reagan's image to Gorbachev during upcoming summit. Care taken to prevent a folksy or trivialized visit (strictly business). Nicholas Daniloff.
Description: Speaking to World Affairs Council, Dukakis condones Reagan's retaliation in Persian Gulf; wants multilateral peace-keeping force in region. Teddy Kollek, mayor of Jerusalem.
Description: Review of Reagan's arms control activity, summit with Gorbachev, INF treaty, continued commitment to SDI. Joseph Nye comments. file footage. Reykjavik.
Description: Comparison of Reagan and F.D. Roosevelt in context of respective stock market crashes; how Reagan reassured the nation about the state of the economy.
Description: Ronald Reagan's final State of the Union address. Edward and Joe Kennedy together in Congressional audience. Exterior of Capitol dramatically lit against night sky. Supreme Court justices seated together. Democratic response by House Speaker Jim Wright.