LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

George Bush heart condition update

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech; Debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:13

Description

Report on the heart condition of US President, George Bush. An unidentified male White House doctor describes the illness, and the medication prescribed. An unidentified male political analyst claims Dan Quayle would not be fit to step up to the Presidency, should the President need surgery or his condition worsen. Contains excerpts of past Quayle speeches; 1988 debate in which Senator Lloyd Bentsen tells Quayle: You’re no Jack Kennedy. Vic Peters reports.

Contributors

Dan Quayle; Lloyd Bentsen; Vic Peters

Keywords

USA; Health; Health services; Political leadership; Drugs; Medical treatment; Presidents; Politicians; Doctors; Dan Quayle; Heart; George H. W. Bush; Thyroid diseases; Jack Kennedy

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