Wattenberg At Large: United Nations
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Pan down to United Nations tower in New York to Ben Wattenberg reports on changes in attitude toward the United Nations.
Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick, US UN Delegate, What they seek is larger shares of power and money. They proposed to translate that political voting strength inside the United Nations into a redistribution of power and money. And we think - we, the United States, President Reagan, Secretary Haig, me and others of us in this administration - believe that it is our job, quite specifically my job inside the United Nations to protect and enhance the legitimate aspirations of the American people. There s been a lot of talk in recent years about the legitimate aspirations of a lot of other people and not much about the legitimate aspirations and national interests of the American People.
Ben Wattenberg in front of United Nations tower.
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B/W San Francisco streetcars. Delegates to the conference to establish the United Nations. Harry Truman speaking to the conference, to find a way to end war. Flags of all nations. United Nations Delegates in national dress listening to speakers. Eleanor Roosevelt, says the U.N. "This can be an instrument to win the peace". (unclean footage, titles cannot be removed.)
United Nations building at Lake Success, Long Island, New York. Flags of the United Nations countries. Harold Macmillan speaking. Khrushchev and Soviets delegates pounding fists on the desk. Prime Minister Nehru listening to a speaker.
Adlai Stevenson in the United Nations assembly says that the organization demands men of flexibility. hope of the world rests with leaders who have the gift of firmness and of flexibility.
United Nations assembly - Black African delegates to the U.N. Delegates from other member countries that were new to the UN in the 1970s. Caucus called the Group of 77.
Yasser Arafat entering the United Nations General Assembly and taking podium to applause from the other delegates
Idi Amin of Uganda announcing the opening of the Organization of African Unity to the U.N. The Organization of African Unity office on Addis Ababa is open to you. We have a Secretary General. We have voted myself chairman. My office is 24 hours open.
Mohamed Siad Barre, President of Somalia, blaming the Colonialist West for the continuing poverty of the Third World in the U.N. Assembly.
Yasser Arafat addressing United Nations assembly.
Houari Boumediene, President of Algeria, speaking.
United Nations delegates listening, Soviet, Cuba, Algeria, and black African delegates in the U.N.
Fidel Castro speaking in the United Nations.