Bill Clinton returns to Oxford University

Title

Bill Clinton returns to Oxford University

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

Report on the return to Oxford University as part of a European tour including D-Day 50th anniversary events, of US President Bill Clinton, he studied there in 1968. On Clinton being an anti-Vietnam war protester in his student days, and the reaction from war veterans to this; appointing many old university friends to his administration; and success of the tour. Stephen(?) Hess, analyst at Washington’s Brookings Institute on how the President developed his political beliefs at Oxford and his current popularity levels. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Stephen(?) Hess

Keywords

USA; Politics; Vietnam War (1945-1975); State visits; Presidents; Peace movements; Oxford University; Bill Clinton; Veterans (Armed Forces)

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