Ford’s State of the Union address

Title

Ford’s State of the Union address

Genre

Speech

TX Date

19 Jan 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:05:59

Description

State of the Union address by President Gerald Ford, during the USA’s Bicentennial year, about his pledge to help Angola, whether or not that means using military force. He also speaks about the state of the US foreign intelligence services and how it is increasing the chance of military action.

Further information

http://www.c-span.org/executive/transcript.asp?cat=current_event&code=bush_admin&year=1976

Contributors

Gerald Ford

Keywords

USA; Armed forces; State security; Presidents

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