Jody Powell on 1980 Presidential elections

Title

Jody Powell on 1980 Presidential elections

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Jan 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:04:39

Description

Bob Holness interviews ex-President Jimmy Carter’s Press Secretary, Jody Powell, about the 1980 Presidential election and the victory of Ronald Reagan, and about the different attitudes to the release of sensitive information between Britain and the United States.

Contributors

Bob Holness; Jody Powell

Keywords

USA; Elections; UK; Right to information; Jimmy Carter; Heads of state; Presidents; Ronald Reagan; Political leaders; Dissemination of information

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