Ronald Reagan on spy swap, summit and Philippines

Title

Ronald Reagan on spy swap, summit and Philippines

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

13 Feb 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:01

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a press conference held by US President Ronald Reagan, in which questions and answers covered the release of Anatoly Shcharansky (aka Natan Sharansky) by the Soviet Union in a spy swap deal, and the USSR’s human rights record; the summit meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev; elections in the Philippines.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; Elections; Human rights; Natan Sharansky; USSR; International relations; Political systems; Spies; Heads of state; Prisoners; Summits (meetings); Anatoly Shcharansky; Mikhail Gorbachev; East West relations; Philippines

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