Lott Recordings: Only Available Upon Request
Title
Minority Whip Trent Lott on CSPAN's Congressional Leaders call-in program and PBS's Capital Journal
Identifier
lott_VHS_1419
Creation Date
1987
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Description
Sixty-minutes of coverage of Minority Whip Trent Lott on CSPAN and PBS's "Capital Journal." Beginning with the CSPAN's "Congressional Leaders" call-in program hosted by Carrie Collins in which both Minority Whip Trent Lott and Majority Whip Thomas Foley appear. Topics discussed include: defense spending, the budget for 1987, the House agenda, unemployment, tax reform, Nicaragua and cross border incidents with Honduras, Libya and terrorism, vote on Contra aid package in the House, federal funding to city and local governments for sanitary systems. Followed by PBS's "Capital Journal" in which Minority Whip Trent Lott appears. Topics discussed include: US raid on Libya, military aid to the Contras postponed for a month, attempt of Democrats to include aid to Contras in appropriations bill President Reagan had promised to veto, and Nicaragua.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Nicaragua; United States. Congress; Budget;
Relational Format
video recording
Extent
1:42:50
Original Format
videocassettes
Original Collection
Trent Lott Collection (MUM00656). Archives and Special Collections. University of Mississippi Libraries.
Finding Aid
Rights
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