US unemployment figures

Title

US unemployment figures

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

9 Oct 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:21

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a rise in US unemployment figures during campaigning by President Ronald Reagan in the mid-term elections. Speakers include: Ronald Reagan; Lane Kirkland, AFL-CIO; Senator Edward Kennedy; Donald Regan, US Treasury Secretary; members of the American public (not identified).

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Edward Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; Donald Regan; Lane Kirkland

Keywords

USA; Elections; Trade unions; Government; Unemployment; Employment; Presidents; Ronald Reagan; Election campaigns; Employment statistics; Republican Party (USA); Democratic Party (USA); AFL-CIO

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