US Government reaction to opening up of Berlin Wall
- Title
- US Government reaction to opening up of Berlin Wall
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
- TX Date
- Nov 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:02:58
- Description
- Unidentified (English?) male reporter on US Government reaction to the opening up of the Berlin Wall. Includes President George Bush welcoming the event but arguing that it does not mean the end of the Iron Curtain, Democrat George Mitchell and Republican Bob Dole on the collapse of Communism. Also includes extracts from archive speeches by Presidents John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and George Bush calling for the Wall to come down.
- Contributors
- John F. Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; Bob Dole; George Mitchell; George H. W. Bush
- Keywords
- USA; USSR; West Germany; Germany; East Germany; Heads of state; Presidents; Communism; Europe; Politicians; Mikhail Gorbachev; Berlin Wall; Borders
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