Summary

THE ISSUE OF PRIVATE FUNDRAISING IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTRAS IN NICARAGUA, AND WHAT THE PRESIDENT KNEW ABOUT IT

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 328151
Story Slug REAGAN / CONTRA FUNDRAISING (1987)
Location WASHINGTON, DC
Format TVD
Date 05/12/1987
Archive Time 29:14
TRT 1:24
Supers WASHINGTON, DC
Video Description PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN SITTING AT TABLE WITH GOP LAWMAKERS, REAGAN SOUND, MARLIN FITZWATER IN PRESS BRIEFING ROOM, EXTERIOR OF WHITE HOUSE SLOW ZOOM INTO FRONT DOOR, GUARD OPENING DOOR FOR PERSON, ABC NIGHTLINE FOOTAGE (NOT LICENSABLE BY CONUS)
Description THE ISSUE OF PRIVATE FUNDRAISING IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTRAS IN NICARAGUA, AND WHAT THE PRESIDENT KNEW ABOUT IT
Script (SUGGESTED TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO) 00:00 We also need to during a brief picture taking session before a meeting with Republican lawmakers, the President was torn between maintaining silence on the Iran Contra affair and denying that he ever solicited contra aid from other countries 00:13 Any questions on those things until this is over If I were going to answer any questions, I'd say no 00:22 Late Later, spokesman Marlin Fitzwater made a subtle but important revision in the White House account of what the President knew about contra fundraising After insisting Reagan was not aware of any solicitations by his staff, his spokesman is now saying the President was not aware of any illegal solicitations, though he was aware of some legal ones Fitzwater also confirmed a late night White House visit by two Iranian government contacts last year, which apparently included a tour of the West Wing, where the Oval Office is located Retired Major General Richard Secord revealed the tour given his Iranian contacts in an interview on ABC Nightline, Colonel North 00:57 took him on the tour, and of course, the White House has its normal security in place, 24 hours a day, and the and the Secret Service were aware that this tour was going on 01:06 The tour was apparently news to the President We're told he just found out about it in the morning papers Reagan told reporters he was obviously out of the city when the tour took place, and his spokesman insists it's not a story He told reporters, who cares? It's irrelevant Bob Moon at the White House the
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Keywords

IRAN CONTRA
IRAN ARMS
GUNS FOR HOSTAGES
ARMS FOR HOSTAGES
NORTH
POINDEXTER
CONTRAS
NICARAGUA
AID
CENTRAL AMERICA
OWEN
O’BOYLE
COORS
GARWOOD
PRIVATE FUNDING
REAGAN
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