Thatcher in America

Title

Thatcher in America

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:07:49

Description

2 reports on UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to President Jimmy Carter in America with Foreign Secretary Peter Carington (Lord Carrington) and daughter Carol Thatcher. Thatcher speaks on the planned topics of meetings prior to leaving the UK including Rhodesia and NATO defence policy, Northern Ireland and the Iranian hostage crisis. Second clip after her visit on the hectic schedule, includes Thatcher on treatment of US embassy hostages in Iran and on action needed for the 1980s. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

USA; Iran; Politics; Margaret Thatcher; Economics; Terrorism; Embassies and consulates; International relations; Defence; Zimbabwe; Rhodesia; Jimmy Carter; State visits; NATO; Hostages; Defence policy; Peter Carington; Meetings; Lord Carrington; Carol Thatcher

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