US flag burning

Title

US flag burning

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

27 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

Nick Peters reports on President George H.W. Bush saying he will push for an amendment to the USA Constitution to outlaw desecration of the American flag, after a ruling by the Supreme Court that flag burning is a legitimate form of protest under the first amendment. Communist Gregor Joe Johnson describes his action of burning the flag in 1984; speech by enraged senator (not identified); speech by President Bush.

Contributors

Nick Peters; George H. W. Bush; Gregor Joe Johnson

Keywords

USA; Politics; Political protests; Constitutions; Freedom of speech; National identity; Patriotism; Flags

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