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  3. IMAGO International History, Important summits, Malta 1989, George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev

IMAGO International History, Important summits, Malta 1989, George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev

Aug 11, 2025

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  • Bush Speaks by Phone to Gorbachev August 21, 1991, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA: Kennebunkport, Maine - August 21, 1991 -- United States President George H.W. Bush talks with President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) from his Kennebunkport, Maine home on August 21, 1991 concenring the end of the coup in the Soviet Union. First lady Barbara Bush listens Copyright: xWhitexHousex

    Bush Speaks by Phone to Gorbachev August 21, 1991, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA: Kennebunkport, Maine - August 21, 1991 -- United States President George H.W. Bush talks with President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) from his Kennebunkport, Maine home on August 21, 1991 concenring the end of the coup in the Soviet Union. First lady Barbara Bush listens Copyright: xWhitexHousex

  • Bush meets Gorbachev at Malta December 2, 1989, USA: United States President George H.W. Bush, right, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) Mikhail Gorbachev, left, meet aboard the Maksim Gorkiy at Malta during an international summit on December 2, 1989..Mandatory Credit: David Valdez White House via CNP Copyright: xDavidxValdezx

    Bush meets Gorbachev at Malta December 2, 1989, USA: United States President George H.W. Bush, right, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) Mikhail Gorbachev, left, meet aboard the Maksim Gorkiy at Malta during an international summit on December 2, 1989..Mandatory Credit: David Valdez White House via CNP Copyright: xDavidxValdezx

  • the Cruise ship Maxim Gorkiy at Port from Funchal, the Capital the Atlantic island Madeira Madeira Portugal

    the Cruise ship Maxim Gorkiy at Port from Funchal, the Capital the Atlantic island Madeira Madeira Portugal

  • Symbolic image The Maxim Gorkiy, classic cruise ship with a Soviet past, striking design with typical red star and striking smokestack, known for elegant voyages and cruises in the Arctic Ocean, symbol of maritime history and the Soviet era, often used for luxurious expeditions, ideal for themes such as nostalgia for seafaring, Ea Copyright: xHans-JŸrgenxAmbergx

    Symbolic image The Maxim Gorkiy, classic cruise ship with a Soviet past, striking design with typical red star and striking smokestack, known for elegant voyages and cruises in the Arctic Ocean, symbol of maritime history and the Soviet era, often used for luxurious expeditions, ideal for themes such as nostalgia for seafaring, Ea Copyright: xHans-JŸrgenxAmbergx

  • December 2, 1989. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev shakes hands with U.S. President George H. W. Bush aboard Maxim Gorky Soviet ship. Yuri Lizunov, Eduard Pesov TASS 18709785

    December 2, 1989. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev shakes hands with U.S. President George H. W. Bush aboard Maxim Gorky Soviet ship. Yuri Lizunov, Eduard Pesov TASS 18709785

  • December 2, 1989. Informal meeting of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President George H. W. Bush aboard Maxim Gorky Soviet ship. Yuri Lizunov, Eduard Pesov TASS 18461726

    December 2, 1989. Informal meeting of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President George H. W. Bush aboard Maxim Gorky Soviet ship. Yuri Lizunov, Eduard Pesov TASS 18461726

  • December 2, 1989. An interim informal meeting between General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President George H. W. Bush in Malta, held on board of the Maxim Gorky Soviet ship. Yuri Lizunov, Eduard Pesov TASS 17873767

    December 2, 1989. An interim informal meeting between General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President George H. W. Bush in Malta, held on board of the Maxim Gorky Soviet ship. Yuri Lizunov, Eduard Pesov TASS 17873767

  • December 1, 1989. Raisa Gorbacheva is welcomed at an informal meeting of General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President George Bush in Malta. Yuri Lizunov, Eduard Pesov TASS 16102245

    December 1, 1989. Raisa Gorbacheva is welcomed at an informal meeting of General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President George Bush in Malta. Yuri Lizunov, Eduard Pesov TASS 16102245

  • BUSH AND GORBACHEV, 1989. U.S. postage stamp of Mikhail Gorbachev and George H.W. Bush, commemorating the joint press conference in Malta, 1989. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 1033436

    BUSH AND GORBACHEV, 1989. U.S. postage stamp of Mikhail Gorbachev and George H.W. Bush, commemorating the joint press conference in Malta, 1989. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 1033436

  • Bush Briefing on the Malta Summit United States President George H.W. Bush, right, meets White House Chief of Staff John Sununu, left, and U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker, III for a briefing on the upcoming Malta Summit with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 28, 1889..Credit: Arnie Sachs CNP Washington District of Columbia United States of America EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx ArniexSachsx cnpphotos044763

    Bush Briefing on the Malta Summit United States President George H.W. Bush, right, meets White House Chief of Staff John Sununu, left, and U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker, III for a briefing on the upcoming Malta Summit with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 28, 1889..Credit: Arnie Sachs CNP Washington District of Columbia United States of America EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx ArniexSachsx cnpphotos044763

  • Bush Speaks to Gorbachev by Phone Washington, D.C. - February 22, 1991 -- United States President George H.W. Bush speaks with President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) concerning the Persian Gulf situation on February 22, 1991. Credit: Susan Biddle - White House via CNP Washington District of Columbia United States of America EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx SusanxBiddlex cnpphotos008481

    Bush Speaks to Gorbachev by Phone Washington, D.C. - February 22, 1991 -- United States President George H.W. Bush speaks with President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) concerning the Persian Gulf situation on February 22, 1991. Credit: Susan Biddle - White House via CNP Washington District of Columbia United States of America EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx SusanxBiddlex cnpphotos008481

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Members of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in a Zodiac boat patrol near the Soviet guided missile cruiser Slava. The warship is in the bay for the December 2-3 summit meeting between Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev and President George H.W. Bush. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT) Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-8327 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Members of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in a Zodiac boat patrol near the Soviet guided missile cruiser Slava. The warship is in the bay for the December 2-3 summit meeting between Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev and President George H.W. Bush. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT) Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-8327 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED With the Soviet guided missile cruiser SLAVA nearby, President George H.W. Bush looks out at the harbor from the deck of the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26). Bush is in Malta for a December 2-3 summit meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT) Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-8320 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED With the Soviet guided missile cruiser SLAVA nearby, President George H.W. Bush looks out at the harbor from the deck of the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26). Bush is in Malta for a December 2-3 summit meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT) Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-8320 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Vice Admiral James D. Williams, Commander, Sixth Fleet, right, converses with Soviet and United States naval officers aboard the Soviet guided missile cruiser, SLAVA. The ship is in port in preparation for the summit meeting between President George H.W. Bush and Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev to be held on December 2-3. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT) Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-8160 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Vice Admiral James D. Williams, Commander, Sixth Fleet, right, converses with Soviet and United States naval officers aboard the Soviet guided missile cruiser, SLAVA. The ship is in port in preparation for the summit meeting between President George H.W. Bush and Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev to be held on December 2-3. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT) Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-8160 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED A launch carrying President George H.W. Bush pulls up to the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26). Bush is visiting the Sixth Fleet flagship prior to his summit meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev to be held on December 2-3. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT) Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-7548 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED A launch carrying President George H.W. Bush pulls up to the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26). Bush is visiting the Sixth Fleet flagship prior to his summit meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev to be held on December 2-3. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT) Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-7548 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG-26) and the guided missile destroyer USS CONYNGHAM (DDG-17) moored at a pier in Gaeta, home port for the ships of the U.S. Sixth Fleet. Base: Gaeta Country: Italy (ITA) Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-7526 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG-26) and the guided missile destroyer USS CONYNGHAM (DDG-17) moored at a pier in Gaeta, home port for the ships of the U.S. Sixth Fleet. Base: Gaeta Country: Italy (ITA) Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-7526 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED A copy image of the US Navy (USN) Belknap Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS WILLIAM H. STANDLEY (CG 32) underway. The GRIDLEY has a pair of AGM-84 Harpoon missiles on the bow launchers. (Exact Date Shot Unknown). Country: Unknown Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-19065 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED A copy image of the US Navy (USN) Belknap Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS WILLIAM H. STANDLEY (CG 32) underway. The GRIDLEY has a pair of AGM-84 Harpoon missiles on the bow launchers. (Exact Date Shot Unknown). Country: Unknown Copyright: xpiemagsx nararecdefpie08012022c-19065 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • December 2, 1989, USA: United States President George H.W. Bush, right, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) Mikhail Gorbachev, left, meet for dinner aboard the Maksim Gorkiy at Malta during an international summit on December 2, 1989..Mandatory Credit: White House via CNP USA - ZUMAs152 19891202_zaa_s152_002 Copyright: xDavidxValdezx

    December 2, 1989, USA: United States President George H.W. Bush, right, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) Mikhail Gorbachev, left, meet for dinner aboard the Maksim Gorkiy at Malta during an international summit on December 2, 1989..Mandatory Credit: White House via CNP USA - ZUMAs152 19891202_zaa_s152_002 Copyright: xDavidxValdezx

  • 1989 -A 33-foot personnel boat carries President George Bush across the bay toward the Soviet passenger liner MAXSIM GORKIY for a meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev. The two leaders had intended to hold their summit talks aboard warships from their respective nations, but poor weather forced the meeting site to be shifted to the Soviet passenger liner MAXSIM GORKIY, which is tied up to a pier ashore. . . 1062_05_L_-8538-

    1989 -A 33-foot personnel boat carries President George Bush across the bay toward the Soviet passenger liner MAXSIM GORKIY for a meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev. The two leaders had intended to hold their summit talks aboard warships from their respective nations, but poor weather forced the meeting site to be shifted to the Soviet passenger liner MAXSIM GORKIY, which is tied up to a pier ashore. . . 1062_05_L_-8538-

  • Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639061 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky in Malta on December 2 3, 1989. U.S. President George H. W. Bush during a news conference. Yuryi Abramochkin Malta Copyright: xYuryixAbramochkinx

    Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639061 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky in Malta on December 2 3, 1989. U.S. President George H. W. Bush during a news conference. Yuryi Abramochkin Malta Copyright: xYuryixAbramochkinx

  • Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639060 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky in Malta on December 2 3, 1989. U.S. President George H. W. Bush, left, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, right, before the meeting. Yuryi Abramochkin Malta Copyright: xYuryixAbramochkinx

    Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639060 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky in Malta on December 2 3, 1989. U.S. President George H. W. Bush, left, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, right, before the meeting. Yuryi Abramochkin Malta Copyright: xYuryixAbramochkinx

  • Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639051 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky in Malta on December 2 3, 1989. Valletta residents cordially greet Soviet First Lady Raisa Gorbachyova. Yuriy Somov Valletta Malta Copyright: xYuriyxSomovx

    Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639051 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky in Malta on December 2 3, 1989. Valletta residents cordially greet Soviet First Lady Raisa Gorbachyova. Yuriy Somov Valletta Malta Copyright: xYuriyxSomovx

  • Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639050 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky in Malta on December 2 3, 1989. Flags are seen on streets in Valletta. Yuriy Somov Valletta Malta Copyright: xYuriyxSomovx

    Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639050 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky in Malta on December 2 3, 1989. Flags are seen on streets in Valletta. Yuriy Somov Valletta Malta Copyright: xYuriyxSomovx

  • Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639048 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky on December 2 3, 1989. Malta residents greet the summit participants. Yuriy Somov Malta Copyright: xYuriyxSomovx

    Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639048 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky on December 2 3, 1989. Malta residents greet the summit participants. Yuriy Somov Malta Copyright: xYuriyxSomovx

  • Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639054 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky in Malta on December 2 3, 1989. A news conference by Soviet experts at the summit s press center. Yuriy Somov Malta Copyright: xYuriyxSomovx

    Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush in Malta 6639054 02.12.1989 The Malta Summit, a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, which took place on board the Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky in Malta on December 2 3, 1989. A news conference by Soviet experts at the summit s press center. Yuriy Somov Malta Copyright: xYuriyxSomovx

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  • Malta. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) Mikhail Gorbachev (R) and President of the United States George H. W. Bush hold a joint press conference in Malta s capital city Valletta on December 3, 1989. TASS_54899

    Malta. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) Mikhail Gorbachev (R) and President of the United States George H. W. Bush hold a joint press conference in Malta s capital city Valletta on December 3, 1989. TASS_54899

  • Malta. Mikhail Gorbachev (L) meets with US President George Bush on board of Maxim Gorki motor ship. 458985

    Malta. Mikhail Gorbachev (L) meets with US President George Bush on board of Maxim Gorki motor ship. 458985

  • Malta. Mikhail Gorbachev (R) shakes hands with US President George Bush on board of Maxim Gorki motor ship. Highlight 459168

    Malta. Mikhail Gorbachev (R) shakes hands with US President George Bush on board of Maxim Gorki motor ship. Highlight 459168

  • Malta. Mikhail Gorbachev (R, in the centre) meets with US President George Bush on board of Maxim Gorki motor ship. Highlight 455046

    Malta. Mikhail Gorbachev (R, in the centre) meets with US President George Bush on board of Maxim Gorki motor ship. Highlight 455046

  • Malta. Mikhail Gorbachev (R, in the centre) meets with US President George Bush on board of Maxim Gorki motor ship. 459169

    Malta. Mikhail Gorbachev (R, in the centre) meets with US President George Bush on board of Maxim Gorki motor ship. 459169

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