Title

Beirut embassy bomb - Ronald Reagan reaction

Genre

Speech

TX Date

23 Apr 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:00:57

Description

Speech by US President, Ronald Reagan following a bomb attack on the US Embassy in Beirut. He says the cowardly, skulking barbarians in the world will not have their way.

Further information

http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1983/42383c.htm

Contributors

Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; Middle East; Terrorism; Embassies and consulates; Lebanon; Beirut; US Embassy; Foreign policy; Peacekeeping; Embassy buildings; Casualties; Bombs; Explosions

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