(Image not found: /usr/www-docs//aaa/achievers/pow0/large/pow0-071;) U.S. President Gerald Ford and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev meet in Helsinki, Finland, 1975. President Ford persuaded the Soviet leader to join in a formal recognition of universal human rights. This breakthrough emboldened democratic movements throughout the Soviet bloc. (© Bettmann/CORBIS) Return to Previous Page Back to: Colin Powell Profile Colin Powell Biography Colin Powell Interview Colin Powell Photo Gallery