"He was not discerning about how his leaks made the President appear," says the former Reagan official.

Reagan officials had a motive to conceal their actions.

Reagan officials and critics share that view: a summit that turned into a nadir.

But within half an hour, an all-clear was given and the former Reagan officials headed back into the building.

The reception was the first of many events planned in Washington this week for former Reagan officials.

It was this ability the Reagan officials set out to win.

Reagan officials dismissed the reference to on-site inspection as propaganda.

Reagan officials are proud that the treaty will eliminate whole categories of nuclear armament.

By my count, 11 Reagan officials ranging from the mighty to the minuscule have published their memoirs so far.

But by then some Reagan officials had realized that for every hostage released, more were taken in Beirut.