Thatcher in America

Title

Thatcher in America

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:04:26

Description

Report on Margaret Thatcher’s visit to America to meet with President Jimmy Carter. Their entrance to a banquet in the White House is announced and a speech made by Carter on subjects they have been discussing; Thatcher replies with jokes about the close alliance between the two countries. Also Lord Carrington (Peter Carington), Foreign Secretary who accompanied Thatcher, on ceasefire talks he held recently in Rhodesia.

Contributors

Jimmy Carter; Margaret Thatcher; Peter Carington

Keywords

USA; Margaret Thatcher; International relations; Zimbabwe; Rhodesia; Jimmy Carter; Conflict resolution; State visits; Guerilla warfare; Peacebuilding; Bilateral relations

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