Bloomingdale affair - White House involvement

Title

Bloomingdale affair - White House involvement

Genre

News report

TX Date

28 Aug 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Report from the USA on the Bloomingdale affair, following the death of Alfred Bloomingdale, heir to the famous department store (23/08/82). The scandal centres around his affair with Hollywood model Vicki Morgan and her unsuccessful multi-million-dollar palimony lawsuit. The allegations have also threatened to involve the White House as Bloomingdale was a friend of both President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy. Male reporter not identified.

Further information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_S._Bloomingdale

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

USA; Political scandals; Alfred Bloomingdale; Vicky Morgan

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