Western heads of state call for Berlin Wall to come down

Title

Western heads of state call for Berlin Wall to come down

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:32

Description

Brief extracts from archive speeches. Prime Minister Winston Churchill speaking of an Iron Curtain descending over Europe at the end of World War II. Successive US Presidents - John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush - calling for the Berlin Wall to come down.

Contributors

John F. Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; George H. W. Bush; Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Keywords

USA; UK; Germany; Prime ministers; Presidents; Communism; Europe; German DR; Berlin Wall; Border control

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