The actual quote is by the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu who said, "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step".
Nehemiah Persoff is only six years younger than the actress who played his mother. He was 20 years old when World War 2 began. In the story, he was abandoned during the war as a young boy. He also appeared on Little House On the Prairie (1974) where Michael Landon and Victor French played main characters.
Liam Sullivan appeared on Little House on the Prairie (1974) ad Dillon Hyde.
The U.S.-Soviet summit of the title could either mean the previous November's in Geneva, Switzerland or maybe the upcoming one in Iceland that was held months later that October in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik.