Barbara Bush laughs off husband’s health scare

Title
Barbara Bush laughs off husband’s health scare
Genre
Press conference
TX Date
8 Jan 1992
Year of production
1992
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Duration
00:00:22
Description
Barbara Bush laughs off her husband, US President George Bush’s collapse at a state banquet in Tokyo. She suggests that he did not have the flu - rather, he and the US ambassador had overdone the tennis, played with the Japanese royals.
Contributors
Barbara Bush
Keywords
USA; Health; State visits; Presidents; Japan; Tokyo; Lawn tennis; Illness; Influenza; George H. W. Bush

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