LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Thatcher US visit

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Feb 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:06:01

Description

Extract from an interview with UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during her official two day US visit. Covering the American economy; the damage to Britain’s image caused by the miners strike; the US Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or Star Wars project; and Britain’s alliance with America. The interviewer is Andrew Manderstam.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

USA; Strikes; Labour disputes; Margaret Thatcher; UK; International relations; Coal miners; Economic systems; Economic growth; Coal Strike (1984-1985); National defence; Bilateral relations; Strategic Defense Initiative; Defence research

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