Summary

BILL CLINTON SIGNING PEACE TREATY

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Title: BILL CLINTON SIGNING PEACE TREATY
File Number: DN-ZLB-048 Beta SP; DN-ZLB-049 Beta SP
Color: Color
Type: News
Year: 1990s
Subjects: US presidents, Bill Clinton, diplomacy, Washington DC, White House, Yasser Arafat, Middle East, peace, religion, conflict, Judaism, Islam, homeland, PLO, Arabs, Muslim, Jewish, cease fires, treaties, land rights, Palestinians, Oslo Accord, Rosh Hashanah, foreign policy, officials, dignitaries, politics, politicians, Yitzhak Rabin, news, history, Democrats, negotiation, settlements
Description: 09:01:15 Middle East Peace Signing, South Lawn, reel 1 of 2, Bill Clinton 09:24:00:00 color w sound 1993 George Stephanopoulos and David Gergen sit amidst the crowd. Tipper Gore is escorted out of White House by unidentified man. First Lady Hillary Clinton and Leah Rabin (wife of Isreali Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin) exit the White House. George H. Bush is escorted out of White House by unidentified man in military uniform. Jimmy Carter and Roslyn Carter exit the White House. Vice President Al Gore and Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas exit White House. Warren Christopher and Andrei Kozarov exit White House. Yassir Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Bill Clinton exit White House. Clinton and all the other dignitaries stand on the stage and are applauded by the crowd. 09:30:20:0 color w sound 1993 Clinton delivers his speech. 09:40:15:00 color w sound 1993 Isreali Foreign Minister Shimon Peres stands at podium and delivers speech 09:47:47:00 color w sound 1993 Mahmoud Abbas of the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) stands at podium and delivers speech Various diplomats sit at table and sign treaty. 10:02:24:00 color w sound 1993 Warren Christopher stands at podium and delivers speech (10:03:49:00 end of DN-ZLB-048 in middle of Christopher's speech) 10:01:15:00 - 10:18:41:04 color w sound 1993 Middle East Oslo Accord peace agreement siging- South Lawn of White House, Washington DC, September. President Bill Clinton, Israel prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Palestinian Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat. VO: CSPAN Commentator. Rabin quotes Bible, 'Time for peace has come.' Hopes for peaceful New Year. Recites Jewish prayer. Clinton, crowd applaud. Arafat speaks Arabic. Translator reads his statements following. Give peace 'a real chance.' Thanks Boris Yeltsin, Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Norway government. Arafat shakes hands with Clinton, Rabin, Christopher. (Shot of Henry Kissinger in crowd at 10:04:28:00 & later shaking hands at 10:21:40:00) 10:18:41:05 - 10:55:41:14 color w sound 1993 President Clinton makes speech at Oslo Accord peace ceremony, South Lawn of White House. Mentions Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, 'Dawn of new era.' 'Go in peace, go as peacemakers.' Arafat, Rabin, Clinton shake hand with front line of politicians (Gores, Gen. Colin Powell, first lady Hillary Clinton, former presidents Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Shimon Perez & wife, Jewish - Palestinian boys' camp in T-shirts. Audio: brass music. Clinton, Arafat, Rabin wave & reenter the White House. WS crowds on lawn disperse, with Washington Monument in BG. VS audience members chatting after ceremony. First lady meets & shakes hands with many officials. EXT red carpet. Ext: White House seats emptying on south lawn. Benjamin Netanyahu. House speaker Thomas Foley in crowd. Congress members. EXT: red carpet to limo outside White House. Military guards stand by exit. International officials exit building. Arafat exits building, waves as he enters limo. Other officials, guests leaving. Workers carry planters of foliage away from ceremony area, dismantle stage. VO: CSPAN commentator. (Good shot of Vernon Jordan wearing sunglasses and shaking hands amidst crowd at 10:49:30:00)
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