Oliver Northâs evidence, Iran-Contra affair: Day 1
- Title
- Oliver Northâs evidence, Iran-Contra affair: Day 1
- Genre
- Speech
- TX Date
- 7 Jul 1987
- Year of production
- 1987
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- Duration
- 00:02:33
- Description
- Coverage from the first day of Colonel Oliver North’s evidence to the Congressional hearings on the Iran-Contra or Irangate affair. He talks about how he never personally discussed with the President the use of profits from the sales of weapons to Iran to support the Nicaraguan resistance, and how he assumed the President knew what he (North) was doing.
- Contributors
- Oliver North
- Keywords
- USA; Iran; Nicaragua; Arms sales; Presidents; Guerilla warfare; Ronald Reagan; Access to information; Guerilla activities; Financial aid; Political scandals; John Poindexter; Oliver North; Admirals
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LBC/IRN, "Oliver Northâs evidence, Iran-Contra affair: Day 1". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007000148013 (Accessed 03 Jun 2025)