“What the North Koreans were waiting for was some treatment of their exalted leader with respect and a direct communication. [. . .] I outlined the specific points [concerning blocking North Korean development of nuclear weapons] and with very little equivocation, he agreed. I think it’s all roses now. [. . .] In my opinion, this was one of those perfect agreements where both sides won and got what they wanted and [where] nobody blinked, nobody had to yield.”