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24 results found for '"Marlin Fitzwater"' in Contributors.
US troops into Honduras (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report by Washington correspondent Andrew Manderstam that President Ronald Reagan’s government is sending 4 battalions to Honduras as a military deployment exercise. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater...
Moscow superpower summit ends (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
John Alcock reports on the end of the superpower summit in Moscow. Includes excerpt of speech by US President Ronald Reagan at a state banquet he held for Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev; Foreign Affairs...
General Noriega rigs election in Panama (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Alcock reports on the election in Panama. British MP Steven Norris on the rigging of the poll by military dictator General Manuel Noriega. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater voicing President...
Nick Peters reports on US invasion of Panama (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington, on the ongoing US invasion of Panama. Includes President George Bush’s spokesman, Marlin Fitzwater, announcing the deployment of troops in Panama to protect American...
US invades Panama (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the US invasion of Panama, featuring parts of a news conference announcement by White House spokesman, Marlin Fitzwater. Male reporter not identified.
US decides to invade Panama (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference
White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater explains the US President’s decision for the US army to execute pre-planned military operations in Panama to restore democracy and apprehend General Manuel Noriega...
Gulf crisis update - Thatcher, Hussein, Fitzwater (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says there will be no hostage deals with Iraq. Saddam Hussein makes a statement through an interpreter offering to hold talks with the USA; this is dismissed by White House...
Hostage Robert Polhill released (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
After over 3 years in captivity in Lebanon, US hostage Robert Polhill has been released. The 55-year-old Beirut University lecturer says he hopes his fellow hostages Jesse Turner and Alan Steen will soon be...
US coverage of first Gulf War air strikes (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Press conference
Nick Peters reports from Washington on the US media coverage of the first allied air strikes of the Gulf War. Includes former Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger speaking on CNN; Bernard Shaw reporting live...
US announces Gulf War (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by US President George H. W. Bush promising the Gulf War will not be another Vietnam. Followed by the announcement of war by White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater.