LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Republicans lose US mid-term elections

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

5 Nov 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:43

Description

Report on the Republican defeat in the US mid-term elections, and its effect on President Ronald Reagan. Includes reaction from Donald Regan, Chief of Staff at the White House; Lou Harris, pollster; Joseph Patrick Kennedy III (son of Robert), new congressman, on entering politics. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Lou Harris; Joseph Kennedy; Donald Regan

Keywords

USA; Elections; Ronald Reagan; Political coalitions; Democratic Party (United States); Republican Party (United States)

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