Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Digital Library Collections This is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections. Collection: Speechwriting, White House Office of: Research Office, 1981-1989 Folder Title: 06/02/198 Remarks: Departure Ceremony, St. George's Hall, The Kremlin, Moscow, USSR (Tony/Barbara) Box: 384 To see more digitized collections visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection Contact a reference archivist at: [email protected] Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing National Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/ 000 MOCKBA CCCP VALUTEC 423 '88 6- 1 15:04 PAGE 01 • t ~~Crft~iLf.JEl) e1~I OHi ICLOW lfOOI . .: .. -....• .. SICUIII l'Al I _.,_,_ OTC: A0 ..N ,u. 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We have been truly moved by the warmth and the generous hospitality we have received trom allot our Soviet hosts during this brief visit -- but most especially, from the two ot you. During this meeting, as in all of our previous meetings, I appreciated and valued our exchanges and the long hours of hard work we and our experts put in to make progress on the ditticult issue• we face. But this meeting haa added something el•• tor Mrs. Reagan and me. Our time here has allowed us. to know -- it only briefly -- your art treasures and your people: artists, writers, individual• trom all walks ot life. People who were willing to share with us their experiences, their tears, their hopes. Mr. General secretary, it is titting that we are ending our visit, as we began it, in this hall -- named for the order ot St. George. I would like to think that our ettorts during these past few day• hav• alayed a tew dragons and advanced the struggle again•t the evil• that threaten humankind -- threat• to peace and to liberty. And I would like to hope that, like St. George, with God'• help, peace and freedom can pr•vail. And, Mr. General Secretary, if you will permit me just one more proverb. I think a very old and popular saying you have 000 r MOCKBA CCCP VALUTEC 423 '88 6- 1 15:06 PAGE 01 ,. - 2 - here about last Sunday, the day ot our arrival, spoke to the promi•• we have seen fulfilled at this summit in this Moscow spring. Truly then: Troitsa, vea' les raskroetsia. [TROY•eat-sah v-YES lea rah-SKROY .. yet-suh]. ("It's Trinity Sunday, and all the forest is in bloom."] And now, if I might ju• t conclude on a perso al note. Ea~ghis wet at Moaco sta~ univ r•ity,J me":~n•d to the young people th~ that they appex-•d to my eyes exactly as w uld any gr up of students in my own country or anywhe e else in the wo;ld. so too did Nancy and I find th• faces, young and old, here on the street• of Moscow. At first, more than anything else, they were curious faces. But, as time went on, the smiles began. And then the waves. And I don't have to tell you: Nancy and I smiled back and waved just as hard. Mr. General Secretary, I think you understand we are not ju•t grateful to both you and Mr•• Gorbachev but want you to know we think of you as friends. And in that spirit, we would ask one further favor of you: Tell the people ot th• soviet Union of the deep feelings ot friendship felt by us and by the people of our country toward them. Tell them too: Nancy and I are grateful tor their coming out to••• u•• Grateful for the waves and smil••· And tell them we will remember, all ·of our days 1 their faces; the races ot hope -- hope for a new era in human history, an era ot peace between our nations and our peoples. Thank you and God bless you. (Dolan edit) May 23, 1988//J/1 ~0:00 a.m. ~~ PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DEPARTURE CEREMONY ST. GEORGE'S HALL, THE KREMLIN MOSCOW, USSR THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1988 Mr. General Secretary, Mrs. Gorbachev, this is an emotional moment for Mrs. Reagan and me. We have been truly moved by the warmth and the generous hospitality we have received from all of our Soviet hosts during this brief visit but most especially, from the two of you. During this meeting, as in all of our previous meetings, I appreciated and valued our exchanges and the long hours of hard work we and our experts put in to make progress on the difficult issues we face. But this meeting has added something else for Mrs. Reagan and me. Our time here has allowed us to know -- if only briefly -- your art treasures, your people: artists, writers, people from all walks of life. People who were willing to share with us their experiences, their hopes, their fears. Mr. General Secretary, it is fitting that we are ending our visit, as we began it, in this hall -- named for the Order of st. George. I would like to think that our efforts during ;these past few days have slayed a few dragons and advanced the st~uggle against the evils that threaten humankind -- threats to peace and to liberty. And I would like to hope that, like St. George, I~ 1th• God's help, peace and freedom can prevail. Thank you and God bless you. (Dolan edit) May 19, 1988 J:OO p.m~ PRESIDENTIAL RE~_ : DEPARTURE CEREMONY ST. GEORGE'S HALL, THE KREMLIN MOSCOW, USSR THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1988 ~ ~ General Secretary, Mrs. Gorbachev, this is an emotional Mrs. Reagan and me. We have been truly moved by the the generous hospitality we have received from all of our Soviet hosts during this brief visit -- but most especially, f ~ two of you. During this meeting as in all of our previous meetings I J appreciated and valued our exchanges, and the long hours of hard work we and our experts put in to make progress op difficult issues we face. r,..,,.~ But this meeting has added something else for Mrs. Reagan ~ nd me. our time here has allowed us to know -- if only w,;(j._w4 A -~briefly -- your art treasures, your ~ ople: art~ ts, wr£rers, ~ people from all walks of life. People who were willing to share ~ with us their experiences, their hopes, their fears. f , 3/ -~ have slayed a few dragons and advanced the struggle against the evils that threaten humankind -- threats to peace and to liberty. And I would like to hope that, like St. George ~ with J help, peace and freedom can prevail. Thank you and God bless you. (Dolan edit) May 20, 1988 3:00 p.m. PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DEPARTURE CEREMONY ST. GEORGE'S HALL, THE KREMLIN MOSCOW, USSR THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1988 Mr. General Secretary, Mrs. Gorbachev, this is an emotional moment for Mrs. Reagan and me. We have been truly moved by the warmth and the generous hospitality we have received from all of our Soviet hosts during this brief visit -- but most especially, from the two of you. During this meeting as in all of our previous meetings I appreciated and valued our exchanges, and the long hours of hard work we and our experts put in to make progress on the difficult issues we face. But this meeting has added something else for Mrs. Reagan and me. Our time here has allowed us to know -- if only briefly -- your art treasures, your people: artists, writers, people from all walks of life. People who were willing to share with us their experiences, their hopes, their fears. Mr. General Secretary, it is fitting that we are ending our visit, as we began it, in this hall -- named for the Order of st. George. I would like to think that our efforts during these past few days have slayed a few dragons and advanced the struggle against the evils that threaten humankind -- threats to peace and to liberty. And I would like to hope that, like St. George / with God's help, peace and freedom can prevail. Thank you and God bless you. Services of Mead Data Central PAGE 4 3RD STORY of Level 2 printed in FULL format. Copyright cc) 1985 The New York Times Company; The New York Times March 14, 1985, Thursday, Late City Final Edition SECTION: Section A; Page 10, Column 1; Foreign Desk LENGTH: 1124 wards HEADLINE: FUNERAL IN MOSCOW: A DAY RICH IN CEREMONY; AGAINST AN ORNATE SETTING, AN AUSTERE FAREWELL BYLlNE: By WARREN HOGE DATELINE: MOSCOW, March 1l BODY: Hours before today•s funeral for Konstantin u. Chernenko, Government security men took up positions in the front rooms of a historic hotel on a Gorky Street corner overlooking the path the cortege would follow to Red Square.