Howard Caldwell asks a question to Ronald Reagan in 1988
Video [with audio] (1:14)
(Notes by Kamil Gut, J450 History of Journalism, Fall 2021 )
Synopsis: This short video shows a C-SPAN channel report on a White House press briefing (with clip) in which Ronald Reagan is addressing media members. Howard Caldwell asks Reagan a question about his satisfaction of news outlets’ coverage of recent events, and Reagan responds and makes clear his view on the situation.
0:15 – video starts, in color of woman named Susan Swain at newsdesk (C-SPAN channel?), previews clip that’s going to be shown of Ronald Reagan from 1988
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Clip begins, also in color from June 1988 of White House press briefing, Howard Caldwell there and asks Reagan why he held briefing and if he’s unsatisfied with coverage (of the summit?)
0:20 IC: “Howard Caldwell, Indianapolis, Indiana…”
0:33 OC: “Were you dissatisfied with coverage?”
Length 0:13
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0:37 – Reagan responds to question until video ends, talks about his history of press briefings and says he wants them there since he believes they got coverage from bias sources, gives them chance to ask him questions personally, he says they ask good ones