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6 results found for '"John Tower"' in Contributors.
US-USSR arms talks (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the talks in Geneva between the USA and USSR on the reduction of nuclear arms in Europe. With comment from Professor Dimitri K Simes, John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Senator...
MX missile vote - Defeat for Reagan (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on the attempt by US President Ronald Reagan to secure funding for the acquisition of the MX intercontinental ballistic missile, and the defeat of the bill in the House of...
Shultz justification of US invasion of Grenada (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Report on US Secretary of State George Shultz’ press conference justification of President Ronald Reagan’s decision to go ahead with the invasion of Grenada at the request of neighbouring Caribbean...
Ronald Reagan televised address on the Irangate affair (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on televised address from the Oval Office to the American people by US President, Ronald Reagan (includes excerpts), reacting to the Irangate scandal (Iran-Contra affair) and announcing measures to...
John Tower pledges to give up alcohol (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Television pledge by John Tower, promising to give up drinking alcohol if he gets the position of US Secretary of State for Defense. President George H. W. Bush would like to appoint him but the Senate Armed...
John Tower unlikely to succeed in Defense Secretary bid (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Former senator John Tower looks unlikely to succeed in his bid to be US President George H.W. Bush’s Defense Secretary following rumours over his drinking, womanising and a closeness to the defence...