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5 results found for '"Robert Byrd"' in Contributors.
US President-elect Reagan cabinet appointments (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Andrew Manderstam reports on the latest Cabinet appointments by US President-elect Ronald Reagan including the controversial selection of Alexander Haig as Secretary of State. Includes interview with Senate...
US arms sales to Iran scandal (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on scrutiny of President Ronald Reagan after it was revealed profits from USA arms sales to Iran were being secretly channelled to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua without the President’s...
US in trouble over Iran arms dealings (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
There have been calls for a public inquiry to be set up to look into the under the table arms deal the USA agreed with Iran. Senators Robert Byrd and Bob Dole agree that a committee should be set up in a...
Ronald Reagan’s last State of the Union address (1988)
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- News report; Speech; Advertisement; Special
NBC News Special Report on US President, Ronald Reagan’s last State of the Union address (25/01/88). He comments on the achievements of his time in office and stresses the need for further change in the...
USA wants to exit Somalia (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Woodley reports on the US wanting to withdraw its troops from the multinational peacekeeping force in Somalia as fighting worsens in Mogadishu and a US helicopter pilot Mike Duran was taken hostage and...