President Reagan on his last trip to Britain as President

Title

President Reagan on his last trip to Britain as President

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

3 Jun 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:34:56

Description

US President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher both give speeches at the Guildhall in London after Reagan signed an agreement with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow, which will see arms reduction. Reagan on issues discussed at the summit, reform in the USSR and relations with the Soviets. Thatcher pays tribute to the outgoing President. British and US national anthems played.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; Treaties; Armed forces; Great Britain; USSR; International relations; Political reform; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; Civil and political rights; Summits (meetings); East West relations

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