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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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