LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Reagan on TWA Flight 847 hijacking and foreign affairs

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

18 Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:29:47

Description

US President Ronald Reagan’s press conference on what the USA is going to do following the TWA flight 847 hijacking in Athens to Beirut, the Lebanon and the murder of US Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem on board. Includes questions from various reporters including Mike Putzel from the Associated Press, on the problems in the Middle East, the hijacking and other world issues.

Contributors

Ronald Reagan; Mike Putzel

Keywords

USA; Iran; Israel; Middle East; Political prisoners; Airports; Terrorism; South Africa; Terrorists; Homicide; Aeroplanes; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; Foreign policy; Security; Security measures; Air safety; Civil aircraft; Athens Airport; Robert Stethem

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