When, on the afternoon of July 21, the Big Four met to discuss disarmament, Eisenhower took the floor to present a general statement on the desirability of reducing world armaments; it was platitudinous. Halfway through, he stopped, removed his reading glasses, looked directly at Bulganin, and spoke as if off the cuff. His words were simple and moving, though carefully prepared. He said he had been searching his heart and mind for a suitable demonstration of the good faith of the United States in the search for peace, and he hit upon this: “to give each other a complete blueprint of our
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