00:00:00:00 Margaret Heckler at hearing (0:00)/

PRESIDENT REAGAN VOICED HIS DISPLEASURE AT THE MALICIOUS GOSSIP GOING AROUND ABOUT HIS NEW CHOICE FOR THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND, .MARGARET HECKLER. REAGAN SANG THE PRAISES OF HECKLER AS HE INTRODUCED HER AS THE NEW IRISH AMBASSADOR. HECKLER ALSO SPOKE, BUT ABOUT ISSUES, NOT ABOUT THE GOSSIP.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) MARGARET HECKLER ARRIVES IN COURT FOR HER DIVORCE TRIAL. 00:20 VS OF HECKLER ENTERING THE COURTHOUSE. VS OF HECKLER LEAVING THE COURTHOUSE. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET.

Adult Caucasian man guides Belinda Heckler (daughter of Margaret Heckler) near the microphones, Margaret Heckler smiles and chats with people off camera; Adult Caucasian male and female reporters, including White House reporter Helen Thomas talk to Belinda, asking family questions.

00:00:00:00 SOT Margaret Heckler testifies on HHS budget & finance/ (0:00)/

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETSON THE NOMINATION OF MARGARET HECKLER TO BE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; born June 21, 1931) is a Republican politician from Massachusetts who served in the United States House of Representatives for eight terms, from 1967-83 and was later the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Ambassador to Ireland under President Ronald Reagan. After her defeat in 1982, no woman would be elected to Congress from Massachusetts until Niki Tsongas in a special election in 2007.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan with his arms around both Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler and her daughter (Belinda) as pictures are taken; Vice President George H.W. Bush and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stand on opposite ends. Adult male reporter off camera asks the President about El Salvador, but the President rebuffs the question and wishes to keep the focus on the current occasion, which, he jokes, is now complete, apart from actually doing the job. Heckler wonders if she might ask for an even bigger budget. Heckler calls for her husband briefly before engaging in some small talk with President and Belinda; Adult Caucasian men and women reporters in room for press coverage.

Margaret Heckler speaking after taking oath: "Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Madame Justice and my family today are sharing a very special moment. I say the glory and honor of this moment belongs to the Lord who made it possible for me to be here. Indeed the strength that I will call upon in fulfilling the oath, again will be his strength. This is an exciting day for me, Mr. President and for my family. Because on my first day as a new member of Congress, two colleagues stood behind me, and one said to the other, "How did this secretary get into the Congress?" And the other colleague said, "She was elected. She defeated Joseph Martin." And now I find that being called a secretary, that I will have the great honor of my life to be Madame Secretary, the Secretary of HHS. Mr. President, I cannot express my gratitude to you, and my desire to indeed symbolize the compassion and caring I know you feel for the American people. In a sense, as a member of Congress, I saw your prescription for America and indeed I could call you, Dr. Reagan, because I believe the medicine is working. Indeed, although we enjoy spring in Washington, in a sense, we are enjoying the beginning of a harvest of economic wisdom that you have so wisely shared without government and with the American people. But there are still people in need, and they will be my special concerns as Secretary of the people's department of the Government. In the serving the people in the Congress for all these years, I will upon draw upon that Congressional experience, and will serve you and the nation with that same spirit. I will do everything in my power to make you and the nation proud that a woman has been nominated to head this important department. As awesome as the task is, the resources of the good Lord and your own leadership are unlimited. I draw upon them and thank you for making this moment possible." Heckler hugs U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan.

00:00:00:00 Margaret Heckler SOT on her mtg with Reagan and his views [during GOP convention] (0:00)/

PRESIDENT REAGAN NAMES OTIS BOWEN AS THE NEW SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, SUCCEEDING MARGARET HECKLER.

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETSON THE NOMINATION OF MARGARET HECKLER TO BE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan steps to podium: "Well, Vice President, Justice O'Connor, today I'm pleased to say that we welcome aboard someone that I know will be a valuable member of this administration. Now, some have charged that Margaret Heckler was offered the job because this administration is partial to certain ethnic group in our society and that I want to keep their favor. Now let me be tellin' ya that Margaret Heckler bein' an Irish colleen has nothin' at all, at all, to do with this appointment. Seriously, Margaret is the daughter of Irish immigrants, and her first ambition was to play the concert piano. Lucky for us, she chose a political career instead, where she might add harmony in a much more difficult place to create it. And during her sixteen years in Congress, Margaret has been known for her boundless energy, her enthusiasm, and she'll need it in the job she takes on as of today. And Margaret, as Secretary of Health and Human Services, I know that you will oversee the federal department with 142,000 federal employees and an annual budget of $274 billion. Only two budgets in the world are greater than that; the entire budget of the United States government and the budget of the Soviet Union. It's a tough job and I'm happy that a hard working, dedicated, and thoroughly decent individual has been named as Secretary of that awesome job. And I'm delighted, I'm grateful, that Margaret Heckler has accepted this responsibility. So welcome to the team and good luck. And I say that with all my heart." President Reagan puts his arms around both of them as pictures are taken.

00:54:45:10 [1984 GOP National Convention]--Margaret Heckler to podium, hoopla ensues :40/ she addresses convention/ more hoopla :40 (0:00) /

MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR TED KENNEDY IS INTRODUCING A BILL AIMED AT HELPING HEALTH CARE FOR MINORITY AMERICANS.

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETSON THE NOMINATION OF MARGARET HECKLER TO BE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Bank of England cuts interest rates by 1.5 per cent; LIB (T10108009) Brighton: INT Margaret Thatcher (then prime minister) speech (not heard) Audience applauding as sitting behind banner 'Keep right on, Maggie' Heckler being removed by officials ends

00:00:00:00 Margaret Heckler at conference table(:21), PB pan. (0:00)/

CS ON REPRESENTATIVE MARGARET HECKLER'S (R-MASS) RUN FOR REELECTION. VS OF HECKLER ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. VS OF FALL RIVER'S INDUSTRIAL SECTION. VS IN WELLESLEY, MASS. BRIEF SHOT OF FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER DEPLANING. CU INTV/W HECKLER. VS BRIEF CLIP OF RONALD REAGAN'S INAUGURATION. VS OF REPRESENTATIVE BARNEY FRANK (D-MASS) DURING A CAMPAIGN SWING. CU HECKLER CRITICIZES FRANK'S CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET. PERSONALITIES: CARTER, JIMMY. PERSONALITIES: REAGAN, RONALD. PERSONALITIES: FRANK, BARNEY. POLITICS: CAMPAIGNS. CEREMONIES: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION.

CS ON REPRESENTATIVE MARGARET HECKLER'S (R-MASS) RUN FOR REELECTION. VS OF HECKLER ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. VS OF FALL RIVER'S INDUSTRIAL SECTION. VS IN WELLESLEY, MASS. BRIEF SHOT OF FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER DEPLANING. CU INTV/W HECKLER. VS BRIEF CLIP OF RONALD REAGAN'S INAUGURATION. VS OF REPRESENTATIVE BARNEY FRANK (D-MASS) DURING A CAMPAIGN SWING. CU HECKLER CRITICIZES FRANK'S CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. CI: PERSONALITIES: HECKLER, MARGARET. PERSONALITIES: CARTER, JIMMY. PERSONALITIES: REAGAN, RONALD. PERSONALITIES: FRANK, BARNEY. POLITICS: CAMPAIGNS. CEREMONIES: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION.

Labour Party conference 2024: Keir Starmer lays out plan for government in speech; *Mix of ITN POOL and ITN (Channel 4 News)* ENGLAND: Merseyside: Liverpool: INT Giant 'Change Begins' signs and Union Jack flags on screens - Starmer welcomed by announcer SOT Various shots of Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister) arriving on stage and to podium, accepting applause from audience including Harriet Harman and Margaret Beckett (Labour members of the House of Lords) Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister) speech SOT. - "the work of change has begun. The patient, calm, determined era of politics as service has begun." Cabinet Minister sitting in front row including Angela Rayner MP, Rachel Reeves MP, Yvette Cooper MP and Shabana Mahmood MP Cutaway of Starmer speech - 'Change Begins' on lectern Audience Cutaway of Starmer on stage - giant British flag in background Cooper and Reeves in audience clapping Starmer speech SOT. - "perhaps because you’re concerned about the winter fuel allowance, then I get that. As I say, if this path were popular or easy we would have walked it already." Cutaway of Starmer at lecturn Standing ovation from cabinet ministers - Wes Streeting MP, Mahmood, Cooper and Reeves Starmer speech SOT. - "We will repay those who served us. And house all veterans in housing need. Homes will be there for heroes." Audience standing applause Starmer speech SOT. - "I call again for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the return of the sausages / hostages..." Cutaway of Starmer speech Audience listening Cutaway of Starmer - Union Jack flag in background Starmer speech SOT. - "first, we stabilise our economy. Second, we fix the foundation. And third, we build, with pride and determination, a Britain that belongs to you. But it will be hard. That’s not rhetoric – it’s reality." Protester / heckler being ejected by security Starmer reacting SOT - "This guy's obviously got a pass to the 2019 conference" Starmer speech SOT. -...

00:00:00:00 Margaret Heckler at blood bank giving blood; press recording this eagerly (0:00)/