the president arrives in moscow for a summit with gorbachev in late may, it now appears the soviets will already have begun their pullout from afghanistan. ♪ [ applause ] >> ronald reagan built his career saying communism is evil, and the notion that five years after his evil empire speech ronald reagan lands in moscow and is welcomed and is greeted is mind-blowing. >> just about like every other american tourist who comes to moscow, president reagan today toured red square, which is the historic center of this capital, of course. he had the best possible tour guide, mikhail gorbachev. >> so friendly was it all that at one point president reagan threw his arm around gorbachev. and at another point completely took back his evil empire pronouncement. >> you still think you're in an evil empire, mr. president? >> no. >> why not? >> i was talking about another time, another era.