AMERICAN SAGE MAKING HISTORY AS WELL AS WRITING IT, GEORGE F. KENNAN MASTERS A CENTURY From: The Boston Globe | Date: October 26, 2000| Author: Mark Feeney, Globe Staff | Copyright 2000 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

PRINCETON, N.J. - The date the Cold War began is impossible to determine. Its end, however, can be stated precisely: On Dec. 9, 1987, Mikhail Gorbachev hosted a reception at the Soviet embassy in Washington and, recognizing George F. Kennan in the receiving line, embraced him. "Mr. Kennan," he declared, "we in our country believe that a man may be the friend of another country and remain, at the same time, a loyal and devoted citizen of his own; and that is the way we view you."

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