John Major’s first visit to USA as Prime Minister

Title

John Major’s first visit to USA as Prime Minister

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

22 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:37

Description

Nick Peters reporting on John Major’s first visit to America as Prime Minister and his meeting with President George H. W. Bush with major issues being possible conflict in the Gulf if Saddam Hussein fails to abide by UN resolutions to get out of Kuwait, and political change in the USSR. Includes speeches by Major and US Secretary of State James Baker and excerpt of interview with Major on US TV (interviewer Gene Randall?).

Contributors

Nick Peters; John Major; James Baker; Gene Randall?

Keywords

Politics; USSR; International relations; UN; State visits; Military operations; John Major; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; George H. W. Bush

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