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Moscow Olympics boycott (1980)

Genre

Speech

Speech by United States Vice-President Walter Mondale in Colorado Springs in which he urges the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to support the US boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, following...

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IRN Audio of the Decade [part] - nd [1983-1988]

IRN Audio of the Decade [part]. Track 1- 1985; Track 2- 1986; Track 3- 1987; Track 4- 1988; Track 5- End of feed. For the piece on Hungerford in track 3, see also AV769/557/S1. News of 1985: Manchester...

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Ronald Reagan on US mid-term election results (1986)

Genre

Speech

Speech by US President, Ronald Reagan after learning the results of the US mid-term elections and losing the Republican majority in the Senate.

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Chinese violence provokes the US (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

There was shock and anger in the United States at events in Beijing, where fighting has broken out. President George Bush announced immediate, limited sanctions against the Chinese Government, while...

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Republicans lose US mid-term elections (1986)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the Republican defeat in the US mid-term elections, and its effect on President Ronald Reagan. Includes reaction from Donald Regan, Chief of Staff at the White House; Lou Harris, pollster; Joseph...

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United States-Soviet Union discussions (1987)

Genre

News report; Speech

A report on the outcome of talks between the United States and the Soviet Union; includes statements from US President, Ronald Reagan, American Secretary of State, George Shultz, Soviet Foreign Minister,...

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Bush on CFE treaty (1991)

Genre

News report; Speech

Paul Woodley reports from the United States on a visit by President George H. W. Bush to the West Point military academy just outside New York. The visit coincided with the signing of an agreement on the...

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Dan Quayle as Vice-President (1989)

Genre

Interview; Speech

President George H W Bush unveils Senator Dan Quayle as the new Vice-President of the United States. Quayle comes under attack from the press.

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Israel-Egypt peace deal background (1978)

Genre

News report; Speech; Press conference

Ric Davies reports on the background to negotiations between Israel and Egypt prior to the signing of the Camp David peace treaty in the United States. Speaking are: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (via...

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Hubert Humphrey memorial ceremony (1978)

Genre

News report; Speech

Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. was the 38th Vice-President of the USA, serving under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Humphrey, who twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic...

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