George Bush to be next US President

Title

George Bush to be next US President

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

9 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:19

Description

Nick Peters reports from Washington on the win in the US Presidential race for George H. W. Bush and Democratic Party candidate Michael Dukakis conceding defeat and asking his supporters to work under the new President. Includes excerpts of victory speech by Bush and speech by Dukakis to supporters.

Contributors

Nick Peters; George H. W. Bush; Michael Dukakis

Keywords

USA; Elections; Politics; Political leadership; Democratic Party; Presidential candidates; Republican Party

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