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1985 - President Reagan: Arrival For Geneva Summit Meeting & Remarks, 17Nov85

Reel Number: 221611-05

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1985

Country: Switzerland,USA,USSR

Location: Geneva Airport

TC Begins: 08:33:31

TC Ends: 08:47:30

Duration: 00:13:59

1985 - President Reagan: Arrival For Geneva Summit Meeting & Remarks, 17Nov85 Night. Presidential plane arriving, people waiting to meet plane, US & Switzerland flags. Red carpet, Reagan & wife down steps, Secret Service at foot of steps watching greeting crowd. Reagans, Schultz & others introduced to receiving line. 08:37:08 At microphone chit-chatting w/ Swiss President (?). He greets them at microphone in both French & English. Speaks of previous conference: 4-Power, July, 1955; speaks of Human Rights as a goal they share. 08:41:21 Shake hands & Reagan responds reading speech: “President Furgler, I would like to extend to you & to the Swiss People... ...Switzerland has long been a leader...in the mediation of disputes...Swiss-Americans number in 100,000s.” 08:45:18 Applause, hand shaking. Walk to side & limousine pulls up. Reagan acknowledges crowd. Motorcade leaves airport. Swiss military at attention beside plane. CU of Presidential seal on Air Force One. Diplomacy; Cold War; Negotiating; Presidents; Welcoming Ceremony; NOTE: Credit to be given “Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library”.

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