![]() ![]() "He seemed extremely serene and at peace with himself," said former secretary of state Henry Kissinger. In the sparkling Gold Room of the Soviet Embassy, Gorbachev stressed the theme of unity. So we have known each other for quite some time." All my favorite writers are here, and what's published in the Soviet Union, I was able to read. Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, who write science fiction. And then rambled on, "Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda and others that bring us together. He touted Cliburn for furthering artistic understanding between the United States and the Soviet Union. In fact, when Gorbachev looked around the room yesterday during his long, off-the-cuff remarks, the people he singled out came from the world of culture rather than academia: Fonda, Peck, pianist Van Cliburn and science fiction writer Ray Bradbury. It was billed as a luncheon for "American intellectuals." But by the look of the guest list, the Soviet president and his wife, Raisa, have a rather broad definition of the term. His office tried to regret for 10 days - but not a soul answered the phone at the Soviet Embassy. Hot item Ted Turner and Jane Fonda showed up - but National Gallery of Art Director J. ![]() ![]() Gregory Peck did, and listened earnestly to the English version of Mikhail Gorbachev's remarks through his headset. Frank Sinatra and Robert Redford couldn't make it. ![]()
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