Reagan on Lebanon and Grenada

Title

Reagan on Lebanon and Grenada

Genre

Speech

TX Date

10 Nov 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:42

Description

Extract from broadcast speech by US President Ronald Reagan on the attack on US marines in Beirut during the Lebanon peacekeeping campaign; and on Cuban military resistance to the invasion of Grenada and discovery of a Cuban base on the island. Reagan claims the Soviet Union is supporting the actions in both countries.

Contributors

Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Foreign affairs; Cuba; USSR; Grenada; Military affairs; Military personnel; Cold War; Lebanon; Beirut; Peacekeeping; Marines; East West relations; Military bases

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