Nancy Reagan maid returned to work at the White House. In 1987, Mikhail Gorbachev became the first Soviet leader to visit Washington, D.C. since Nikita Khrushchev made the trip in 1959 at the height of the Cold War. Nancy was in charge of planning and hosting the important and highly anticipated state dinner, with the goal to impress both the Soviet leader and especially his wife Raisa Gorbacheva. After the meal, she recruited pianist Van Cliburn to play a rendition of "Moscow Nights" for the Soviet delegation, to which Mikhail and Raisa broke out into song. Secretary of State George P. Shultz
Raisa Obodovskaya Raisa Obodovskaya Raisa Andreevna Obodovskaya (; 6 August 1948 – 30 July 2012) was a Soviet track and road cyclist. Between 1967 and 1970 she won two gold and two silver medals in the 3 km individual pursuit at world championships, as well as a bronze in the road race in 1970. In November 1969 she got married to Yury Gladkov, and later gave birth to daughters Marina and Tanya. She resumed competitions in the late 1970s and won three national titles in road events in 1979–1981. She retired in 1984 and later worked as a director of sports school