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Title: American University centennial convocation: President Clinton address
Date: 1993-02-26
Creator: Clinton, Bill
Publisher: American University
Description: In the first major foreign trade speech of his new administration, President Bill Clinton proposes a five-step plan: strengthen the domestic economy; tie trade to security concerns; lead the major financial powers to coordinate global economic growth; promote economic growth in the developing countries; and support democracy and economic reforms in Russia and other former Soviet republics. Filmed live in Bender Arena, The American University, Washington, D.C., February 26, 1993.
Subject: International economic relations -- History -- 1990-; United States -- Foreign economic relations -- 1993-; National security -- United States -- Economic aspects; Economic assistance, American -- Foreign Soviet republics; Economic development; Commercial treaties
Subject -- Personal Name: Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Carr, Edward R.; Duffey, Joseph D. (Joseph Daniel), 1932-2021; Greenberg, Milton, 1927-2015; Vrenios, Betty Kirkpatrick, 1940-
Local Identifier: auislandora_clintonconvocation
Type: Speeches
Collection: American University Historic Films and Videos
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:97047
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Legacy Week ceremony, Senator Edward Kennedy, April 16, 1991
Date: 1991-04-16
Creator: Edward Kennedy; Milton Greenberg
Publisher: American University
Description: Film of the opening ceremony of Legacy Week, a series of events commemorating President John F. Kennedy's commencement address at the American University, June 10, 1963, proposing a test ban treaty. Following introductory remarks by student organizers and by Acting President Milton Greenberg, the featured speaker, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, proposed a six-point program of "social security for children" to complete the unfinished work of President Kennedy's administration. The film concludes with scenes at the plaque on the Kennedy Terrace, located adjacent to Reeves Athletic Field, the spot on which President Kennedy stood when making his commencement address.
Subject: Child health services -- United States; Child welfare -- Government policy -- United States; Child welfare -- United States -- Statistics; Children -- Nutrition -- United States; Children -- Services for -- United States; Day care centers -- United States; Education, Preschool -- United States; Education -- United States; Immunization -- United States; Maternal and infant welfare -- United States
Subject -- Personal Name: Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009; Greenberg, Milton, 1927-
Local Identifier: au_legacyweek-tedkennedy-4-16-91
Type: Speeches
Collection: American University Historic Films and Videos
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:86929
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: President Clinton at American University, September 9, 1997
Date: 1997-09-09
Creator: Bill Clinton; Benjamin Ladner; Neal Sharma
Publisher: American University
Description: President Clinton briefly looks at the accomplishments in his presidency to date and then looks ahead to what he hopes to accomplish in conjunction with Congress in the next three months. Issues he touches on include: equal access to education, Pell Grants, setting national educational standards, ensuring the survival of Social Security and Medicare, improving trade, strengthening the American family, environmental issues, improving government efficiency, building strong relationships with other countries of the world and building a strong and unified America.
Subject: Education, Higher -- Government policy -- United States; Health insurance -- Government policy -- United States; Presidents -- United States -- Messages; Speeches, addresses, etc., American.; United States -- Economic policy -- 1993-; United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
Subject -- Personal Name: Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Ladner, Benjamin
Local Identifier: au_presidentclinton-9-9-97
Type: Speeches
Collection: American University Historic Films and Videos
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:86980
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Senator Joseph Biden at American University, November 13, 1988
Date: 1988-11-13
Creator: Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
Publisher: American University
Description: Senator Joseph Biden speaks to the American University community about his attempted Presidential bid and the face of politics in America. Recorded November 13, 1988 at a Kennedy Political Union (KPU) event.
Subject: United States -- Congress -- Senate -- Biography; Economic sanctions, American.; Legislators -- United States -- Biography; United States -- Foreign economic relations; United States -- Foreign relations; United States -- Politics and government
Subject -- Personal Name: Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
Local Identifier: au_biden_1988
Type: Speeches
Collection: American University Historic Films and Videos
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:94902
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

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