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Margaret Thatcher given freedom of the City of London (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Rosy Kempston reports on UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher being given the freedom of the City of London at a ceremony at the Guildhall. Includes excerpts of her speech. See Further information for...
George Bush on nuclear weapons (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Let Europe be whole and free: the bold declaration of US President George Bush, and the challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev’s Soviet Union. In his major policy speech in West Germany, close on the heels of...
Margaret Thatcher awarded freedom of the City of London (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has today been given the freedom of the City of London. At a glittering ceremony at the Guildhall, Thatcher received the honour, which means she can now drive sheep...
Gorbachev appointed new Soviet Executive President (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Mikhail Gorbachev has consolidated his power with his election as the Soviet Union’s first Executive President, but the first session of the new-style parliament left some deputies disappointed,...
Demonstration against Salman Rushdie book (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Police in riot gear were called in when violent clashes broke out during a demonstration by twenty thousand Muslims who marched on Downing Street in a protest against Salman Rushdie’s book, The Satanic...
Stevie Wonder entertains children at birthday celebration (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Speech
Stevie Wonder joined an impromptu singing session today with scores of children, when he turned up for a special birthday party at the British Telecom Tower. As Richard Armstrong reports, the pop...
George Bush returns home after European tour (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
US President George Bush is going back home this morning, after his first European tour, and one that has been widely regarded as a success. Bush and his wife Barbara are flying out from Heathrow shortly...
British-Soviet relations deteriorating (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
The Soviet Union is warning that a further 170 British nationals could be forced to leave. Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov said in Moscow that a decision had been taken to set a quota for...
George Bush makes offer to the Russians (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
US President George Bush has unveiled a new conventional arms control proposal at the NATO summit in Brussels, which he claims will transform the military map of Europe. He would like to see a deal...
Margaret Thatcher clashes on nuclear weapons (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Despite the US initiative on conventional arms cuts, drawing the spotlight away from the row between UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl over short-range missiles,...