To be historically accurate the caption should say VP Bush President Reagan & Secretary Gorbachev. Bush was only running for president.
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From all moments after, even retroactively, the commander in charge is to always be referred to as "the president"
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You could say, "future-president" to give it temporal context.
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I'd go with 'President-elect' and the original caption should have noted the date/time so next time I'll do more research.
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nice picture but anything with the WTC in it brings me great sadness... no other way to say it. Never forget
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A very different world. None of us ever thought of terrorism in America back then & actually it was not that long ago.
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My father helped to build the Twin Towers frequently celebrated family dinners @ Windows On the World restaurant

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Amazing photo...simply incredible.
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Feels like 3 lifetimes ago....
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President-elect Bush, President Reagan and Gorbachev in December 1988
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To better days.
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can you suggest a good biography on Gorbachev?
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William Taubman just released his Gorbachev bio this week. His Kruschev book won a Pulitzer, so I'm sure this one will be great as well.
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Thank you!
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I miss the World before 9/11/01...nothing has ever been the same...16 years later

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No kidding. Seems like 100 years ago. #1988
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That is a beautiful photograph. Thank you.
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