United States President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev check the time in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, December 9, 1987. The President referred to this situation during an interview with columnists in the afternoon..Mandatory Credit: Bill Fitz-Patrick - White House via CNP *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***