I had the great honor to serve as an administrative assistant in the foreign aid section of his transition team, as well as sitting above him about 100 feet off his right shoulder the night he made his acceptance speech in Joe Louis Arena. Even then I could feel the electricity of history in the making. Too bad we'll never have a Victory In The Cold War Day to commemorate his greatest triumph. You might want to read the recent book "Victory" (I forget the author) which demonstrates how Reagan, Thatcher, the Pope and the Saudi government brilliantly cooperated to bring the Soviet Empire to its knees politically and economically.