Barbara Bush laughs off husband’s health scare

Title

Barbara Bush laughs off husband’s health scare

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

8 Jan 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:00:22

Description

Barbara Bush laughs off her husband, US President George Bush’s collapse at a state banquet in Tokyo. She suggests that he did not have the flu - rather, he and the US ambassador had overdone the tennis, played with the Japanese royals.

Contributors

Barbara Bush

Keywords

USA; Health; State visits; Presidents; Japan; Tokyo; Lawn tennis; Illness; Influenza; George H. W. Bush

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