Reagan and Mitterrand Celebrate Yorktown Freedom Victory
Presidents Reagan and Mitterrand marked the 200th anniversary of Yorktown with a ceremony on the battlefield where Cornwallis surrendered. They lauded freedom over tyranny, praised shared Western ideals, and tied the event to ongoing debates over government size and defense spending.
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Francois Mitterrand
France
George Her
Massachusetts
Lexington and Concord
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Yorktown fare a feast for dignitaries in bicentennial
In Yorktown Virginia a grand weekend unfolds as 18th century cuisine meets 20th century diplomacy. Presidents Reagan and Mitterrand join state dinners aboard the de Grasse amid colonial splendor at Williamsburg with diplomats, ambassadors, and noble patrons observing the Cornwallis surrender re creation.
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New York Times
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Yorktown Victory
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France
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Williamsburg
Governor’s Palace
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Nancy Reagan
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Danielle Mitterrand
de Grasse
Coast Guard
Providence Hall
Ted Kristensen
Colonial Williamsburg Inc
Don Ruinarte
Virginia
Pierre Monnet
Governor’s
George III
Reagan
Mitterrand
Cornwallis
Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Reagan concedes U S is in a mild recession
President Reagan for the first time acknowledges the United States is in a recession. He calls it mild while advisers say they have forces in motion to reverse the downturn. Weidenbaum notes signs of a recession but argues the administration’s policy will keep it brief and steady.
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Renan
White House
Francois Mitterrand
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Murray Weidenbaum
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Weidenbaum
David Gergen
Jerry Jordan
Commerce Department
James Tobin
Yale University
Nbc-Tv
Meet the Press
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