SFGate.com Phil Bronstein was about 10 when he wrote the letter. "It was my own Rodney King moment," he admits. "A little wimpy, even for a kid, and, fortunately,
Ronald Reagan wasn't disposed to such begging later on." He jokes: "I'm quite sure that Khrushchev considered my case and it had a profound effect on him, probably leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union 30 years later."
