Episode 278 GEORGE H W BUSH The Sweep of History (part 19) A Look at the Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher (B)

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In our second episode looking back at the life of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher we will hear from the leaders themselves. We will listen to the raw footage from a BBC interview with Ronald Reagan about Margaret Thatcher and her contribution to World politics.
Then we will hear Margaret Thatcher herself talk about President Reagan in her recorded eulogy for the former President.
Then we will tune in as President George H. W. Bush honors Thatcher after she resigned as Prime Minister giving her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, plus we will hear her remarks from that event.
This is the second episode in our tribute to one of the greatest leaders Great Britain has ever produced and the woman Ronald Reagan considered his full partner in the 1980s as they changed the world together.
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Chapter

1. Reagan - Thatcher bond revealed in new documents - CNN (00:00:00)

2. Intro Music (00:02:35)

3. Host Randal Wallace talks about the relationship between Reagan and Thatcher and introduces the interview with Ronald Reagan on Margaret Thatcher (00:02:59)

4. BBC interview of President Ronald Reagan for a documentary on Margaret Thatcher January 7, 1985 (00:04:21)

5. The Eulogy of Ronald Reagan by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - CSPAN (00:16:38)

6. Host Randal Wallace sums up Margaret Thatcher and introduces George H. W. Bush giving her the Medal of Freedom the United States highest civilian honor (00:26:07)

7. The ceremony giving the Medal of Freedom to Margaret Thatcher by President George H. W. Bush, two speeches included. (00:28:55)

8. Britain reacts to the death of ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (00:43:42)

9. Margaret Thatcher in her own words - BBC News. (00:45:16)

10. Moment of silence (00:48:48)

11. Closing theme (00:48:54)