Moscow Olympics boycott - President meets team

Title

Moscow Olympics boycott - President meets team

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:00

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a meeting in Washington DC between US President Jimmy Carter and members of the US Olympic team following America’s threatened boycott of the 1980 Moscow games (over Soviet invasion of Afghanistan). Includes speech by President Jimmy Carter; interviews with: Jay Kearney, canoeist; Jim Clark(?), boxer.

Contributors

Jimmy Carter; Jay Kearney; Jim Clark(?)

Keywords

USA; Foreign affairs; Sports competitions; Afghanistan; USSR; International relations; Military affairs; Athletics; Jimmy Carter; Olympic games; Athletes; Presidents; Meetings; Moscow; East West relations; Sports teams

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