Capitol Journal - Terrorism
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
Capitol Journal - Terrorism DO NOT USE STILL PHOTOS
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
DO NOT USE WETA logo, PBS funding credits
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
Unclean footage. President RONALD REAGAN and other unidentified government official speak out against Libya and terrorism in window under which the Capitol Journal logo appears
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
In tv studio Capitol Journal host Hodding Carter introduces program
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
DO NOT USE Capitol Journal title screen and animation role
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Hodding Carter introduces the White House air strikes on Libya
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Use catalog # 458528 b/w footage of bombing operations from American plane - shot of Libyan runway on which planes are parked, cross hairs of plane appear in middle of screen, footage contained in window on top of blue screen
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D - Vermont), I support the President on this action. I think he was left with no alternatives. It was a careful measured response.
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
Rep. James Courter (R - New Jersey), I think we finally did what we had to do.
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Rep. Lawrence Smith (D - Florida), You know their name, you know their address. We go after them.
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
Senator Ernest Hollings (D - South Carolina), When we struck, it was to teach the mad dog that he could be bitten worse than he could bite himself.
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
April 1986 Footage of crowd of protestors in England chanting "Don't let Thatcher and Reagan start another world war" and being wrestled into custody by police. Protest to actions taken against Libya.
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
DO NOT USE Still photos of the executed bodies of three Lebanon hostages followed by head shot photo of American one of the three
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Government buildings in Washington D.C. and efforts there to step up security
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interview with woman and child about the fears of retaliatory attacks by Libya
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footage of airport security checks - people walk through metal detector, suitcase is searched, a baby in a portable crib is inspected
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Map of Europe onto which statistics are placed of the expected decline in summer American travelers to Europe
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
DO NOT USE footage from ABC's Nightline program about terrorism and the danger of international travel
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
DO NOT USE NBC's Today Show program about terrorism and the danger of international travel
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DO NOT USE an excerpt from a commercial promoting Greece as a safe place to travel to
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Hodding Carter stands outside the Capitol
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Statistics on the declining rate of terrorism against Americans, statistics on terrorism casualties world wide
Capitol Journal - Terrorism
Hodding Carter stands outside the Capitol talking about terrorism
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Former CIA Director William Colby gives support for more White House power in dealing with terrorist threats. It is unacceptable to have somebody being able to pull feathers out of the American eagle with impunity. That you cannot accept.
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Former UN Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick gives support for more White House power in dealing with terrorist threats. Reporter, Do you think the President should be required to consult with Congress before he takes military action? Former UN Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Oh, of course not. I think you cannot have 435 members of the Congress or 100 members of the Senate conducting a foreign policy. That s such a silly idea, if I may say so.
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Senator Bob Dole (R - Kansas) gives support for more White House power in dealing with terrorist threats. And today we are going to introduce bills in both the House and the Senate, to clarify the President s power in cases of international terrorism. There are times when the President will not be able to consult with every member of Congress.
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DO NOT USE still photo of Reagan and Dole in a briefing of the Senate
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Graphic of Legislation passed giving White House more power to act on its own in combating terrorism.
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Interview with Representative Joe Barton (R - Texas) who explains why the legislation was necessary. Hodding Carter, Why does the President need more latitude? Joe Barton, Because terrorists don t consult with anybody before they strike. And if we re going to be effective in our counter-terrorism operations, we need to give the President explicitly, that authority. And there is some confusion today as to whether he has that authority.
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On screen text explains the limits previously placed on the president by the 1973 War Powers Act.
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Interview with Senator Charles Mathias (R - Maryland) who disagrees with legislation which bends the Constitution to give the president more power. I think it is unnecessary to amend the War Powers Act. I think it is very negative to suggest that terrorism should be the source of some new power for the President, some power beyond that that has been constitutionally mandated for the President since the beginning of this Republic. It would be a final victory for terrorism, and I think that would be wrong, to bend the Constitution, to bend the laws of the United States because of terrorism. That would be the ultimate victory of terrorists.
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Former CIA Director William Colby explains this legislation is a symbolic gesture to recognize presidential powers already in existence. Most Congressional legislation now has loop holes in it in some place, carefully designed into it, so that they don t block themselves into an impossible situation. Therefore, almost all legislation allows you to do something in real emergencies. And therefore, you can say it doesn t make much difference. The purpose of new legislation would be to give a signal that the attitude of the Congress has changed from what it was 15 years ago.