Thatcher on US Presidential win for George Bush

Title

Thatcher on US Presidential win for George Bush

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

9 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:38

Description

UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gives a press conference outside No. 10 on the win for Vice-President George H W Bush in the US Presidential elections. She looks forward to maintaining the UK’s special relationship with the US. She says she phoned Bush earlier this morning to congratulate him. She will meet with Bush and Ronald Reagan during a visit to the USA next week.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

USA; Elections; International relations; Political leadership; Ronald Reagan; George H. W. Bush

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