Thatcher in Washington

Title

Thatcher in Washington

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:53

Description

Report on UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Washington DC. Includes Thatcher US television interview excerpts reacting to Soviet Union leader Yuri Andropov rejecting the latest arms control proposal by US President Ronald Reagan; on Vice-President George H W Bush’s comments about British and French arms; situation in the Lebanon conflict; her breakfast habits. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; CBS

Keywords

USA; Middle East; USSR; Military affairs; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; State visits; Lebanon; Nuclear disarmament; Peacebuilding; Peacekeeping; Missiles; East West relations; Washington DC; George H. W. Bush; Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1) (1991)

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