Agnew speaks at Embassy in Canberra, Australia, January 14, 1970

1970-01-14

This is a recording of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's speech and following questions while at the United States Embassy in Canberra, Australia. During his speech, he mentions the support that Australia provided to the US space program and reflects on the similarities between the United States and Australia. Many of the following questions from reporters were about Vietnam and the discussions between Vice President Agnew and Prime Minister John Gorton.

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Politics and Civic Life

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7 in; 00:13:26 hh:mm:ss; 1/4" open reel tape

Spiro T. Agnew papers
Series 5: Audiovisual Materials, 1945-1980, Subseries 2, Box 4, Item 22
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Fedora 2 PID: umd:734022; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/45365; Catalog Key: 314; Filename: histmss-076316