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3,214 results found for all records.
Mandela spends 70th birthday in jail (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on press conference by Winnie Mandela on Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday which he is spending in jail without visits from his family who have refused offers of visits after the government banned many...
Ceasefire in the Gulf (1988)
- Genre
- Press conference
UN Secretary General, Javier Perez de Cuellar speaks to the press about the 10-man team to be sent to the Middle East to negotiate the ceasefire following Iran accepting UN resolution 598 for a ceasefire...
Red Adair on the Piper Alpha tragedy (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Andy Stenton reports on the aftermath of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster. American troubleshooter, Red Adair, who was brought in to work on the unstable structure talks to press about the scale of the...
Ronald Reagan aims jibe at Dukakis (1988)
- Genre
- Press conference
President Ronald Reagan speaking to press in the run up to the next presidential election, aims a jibe at Democratic Party candidate Michael Dukakis after his refusal to make his medical records public, amid...
Howard Marks held on drug smuggling charges in Majorca (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Michael O’Neill reports from Majorca on Howard Marks, an ex- drug smuggler, being held by the authorities prior to extradition to the USA after a series of raids across the world on Monday to break a...
Margaret Thatcher on IRA (1988)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference in Brisbane, Australia featuring UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Gives views on an upsurge in IRA terror attacks. Responds to a Amnesty International report on abuse of human rights by...
Princess Beatrice birth (1988)
- Genre
- Press conference; Special
Actuality from outside the Portland Hospital in London after the birth of Princess Beatrice, daughter of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Includes press interview with Prince...
Thatcher on Gulf ceasefire (1988)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Margaret Thatcher speaks on board HMS Manchester in the Gulf to reporters on Iran and Iraq agreeing to the UN ceasefire resolution and warns we must remain cautious. She then speaks by loudhailer to the...
Dan Quayle nominated Bush running mate (1988)
- Genre
- Press conference
News conference with George H W Bush defending his suprise choice of Senator Dan Quayle as his Republican Party running mate in the presidential elections. Quayle then explains his qualifications for the job...
Pakistani President dies in plane crash (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
John Alcock reports from Karachi in Pakistan on the body of President Zia returning after he was killed in a suspicious air crash. Includes reaction from opposition People’s Party leader Benazhir Bhutto.