State Visit - President Ceausescu of Romania Reel 2 of 4 - Pt 3

State Visit - President Ceausescu of Romania Reel 2 of 4 - Pt 3 12Apr78 INT White House - Carter proposes toast “to a great leader, President Ceausescu, and to the brave and friendly people of Romania” - guests stand - applause. Ceausescu stands to make speech to seated guests - translator alongside making notes. “...I cannot boast that many Romanians have come from many other parts of the world...because in 1980 we are going to celebrate the 2050th anniversary of the first Dacian state in central Romania...” - Carter corrects translator to laughs - “...Romanians have been there and they are going to stay there...relying on the labour and efforts of our own people to gain access to modern science, to civilisation...” Applause. Dictators - Eastern Europe. Official Visits - US. Foreign Policy. Diplomacy. 1970s.