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Throughout the 1980s, Nixon maintained an ambitious schedule of speaking engagements and writing,[250] traveled, and met with many foreign leaders, especially those of Third World countries. He joined former Presidents Ford and Carter as representatives of the United States at the funeral of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.[250] On a trip to the Middle East, Nixon made his views known regarding Saudi Arabia and Libya, which attracted significant U.S. media attention; The Washington Post ran stories on Nixon's "rehabilitation".[278] Nixon visited the Soviet Union in 1986 and on his return sent President Reagan a lengthy memorandum containing foreign policy suggestions and his personal impressions of Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.[250] Following this trip, Nixon was ranked in a Gallup poll as one of the ten most admired men in the world.[279]

Nixon with President Bill Clinton in the residence of the White House, March 1993
In 1986, Nixon addressed a convention of newspaper publishers, impressing his audience with his tour d'horizon of the world.