Moscow Olympics boycott - meeting in Washington

Title

Moscow Olympics boycott - meeting in Washington

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:58

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a meeting in Washington DC between US President Jimmy Carter and members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following America’s threatened boycott of the 1980 Moscow games. Includes interview with IOC President Lord Killanin (Michael Morris).

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Michael Morris

Keywords

USA; Foreign affairs; Sports competitions; Afghanistan; USSR; International relations; Military affairs; Athletics; Jimmy Carter; Olympic games; Athletes; Heads of state; Presidents; Moscow; East West relations; IOC

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