George Bush on US-Soviet relations

Title

George Bush on US-Soviet relations

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

13 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:29

Description

US President, George Bush has challenged the Soviet Union to tear down the Iron Curtain. In a major speech outlining his new administration’s foreign policy, Bush also said he wants more openness in Soviet society, and Americans and Soviets to work together for the good of the world. Nick Peters reports from Washington.

Contributors

Nick Peters; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

USA; USSR; International relations; Defence; Nuclear weapons; Cold War; Foreign policy; International cooperation; Mikhail Gorbachev; East West relations

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