State of the union speech

Title
State of the union speech
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
27 Jan 1987
Year of production
1987
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Duration
00:03:45
Description
Report with excerpts on US President Ronald Reagan’s State of the Union address. He admits during his speech that he made mistakes selling arms to Iran and comments on financing Contra guerillas in Nicaragua and the USSR being against his SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative aka Star Wars) defence programme. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Ronald Reagan
Keywords
USA; Iran; Nicaragua; USSR; Arms sales; Defence; Hostages; Foreign policy; Guerilla activities; Political scandals; Strategic Defense Initiative

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LBC/IRN, "State of the union speech". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000200200010 (Accessed 06 May 2025)