Back in the era when we were dealing with the Soviets, we had a lot greater understanding of how they were going to move and when they were going to move and the conditions.

This is a summit with Yeltsin in a post-Yeltsin era. There's the complexity of dealing with a leader that may pass from the scene quickly, even though he doesn't intend to.

Everybody feels like it was the end of an era. The things that they wrote about very much came from their family experience and their heart.

The pre-World War II era, when an imperial Japan attempted to secure an exclusive economic sphere for itself, is long past. The Japanese people have demonstrated a consistent aversion to the use of force and an equally strong determination to maintain firm civilian control over the nation's military.

He was very understanding, ... He was very kind. He was very charming.

When you're dealing with something as massive as this, it takes everyone.