Gerald Ford election blunder

Title

Gerald Ford election blunder

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Oct 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:02:08

Description

Peter Sharp reports on controversial remarks made by US President Gerald Ford where he claimed that Eastern Europe was not under Soviet control, a blunder which could cost the Republican Party Polish American votes in the presidential election campaign. Contains excerpt from a Presidential press conference.

Further information

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=6426

Contributors

Peter Sharp; Gerald Ford

Keywords

USA; Elections; Politics; USSR; International relations; Presidents; Gerald Ford; Eastern Europe

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