LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Reagan addresses UK Parliament

Genre

Speech

TX Date

8 Jun 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:34:50

Description

Address by US President Ronald Reagan to both Houses of Parliament during his Presidential visit to the UK as part of a tour, in which he calls for support of the campaign for democracy in Poland and other countries across the world, and a crusade against the evils of totalitarianism and the communist regime of the Soviet Union. Also on the need for nuclear arms control and strengthening of NATO, and calling for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Lebanon. With reply by Speaker George Thomas.

Contributors

George Thomas; Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; Israel; Foreign affairs; Armed forces; Parliament; UK; USSR; International relations; Political systems; Military affairs; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; State visits; Lebanon; NATO; Foreign policy; Defence policy; Communism; Poland; International cooperation; Democracy; Totalitarianism; Democratization; East West relations

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