1980s news clips - Ronald Reagan sound check

Title

1980s news clips - Ronald Reagan sound check

Genre

Speech

TX Date

11 Aug 1984

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:12

Description

Sound check by US President, Ronald Reagan, in which he says the bombing of Russia will begin in five minutes. His words are spoken playfully and the clip was not intended for broadcast! Includes laughter from sound engineers. From a series of news clips from the 1980s used in a retrospective compilation at the end of the decade.

Contributors

Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; USSR; International relations; Heads of state; Presidents; Ronald Reagan

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