Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Search the Archive

Kissinger / Africa / Angola #43205

ABC Evening News for Saturday, May 01, 1976
View other clips in this broadcast →

Material supplied by VTNA may be used for educational analysis or research only. Any editing, reproduction, publication, rebroadcast, public showing or public display may be prohibited by copyright laws.

(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrives in Senegal.
REPORTER: Steve Bell

(Liberia) Black leaders have declared their willingness to end southern Africa war by negotiations. Kissinger upset that Ronald Reagan has accused him of setting stage for racial conflict. [KISSINGER - says armed struggle already begun in Rhodesia. Surrounding black states have declared their intention to invade Rhodesia and they may be supported by Soviet arms and Cuban troops. American inaction will produce massacre. Only obstacle to normalization with Angola is Cuban troops. If troops depart or United States informed of departure date, relations would be normalized.] Kissinger puts USSR and Cuba in position of having to justify their presence in Angola.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel

Reporter(s):
Bell, Steve;
Koppel, Ted
Duration:
00:02:40

Note to sponsor members: The Vanderbilt Television News Archive video player requires a modern operating system and browser to work properly. If you are experiencing playback problems, check the minimum requirements and adjust your setup accordingly. After adjustments, if you continue to experience problems, please contact us.

Welcome! Above is the abstract of the item that you're interested in viewing from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive's collection. You have three options if you'd like to view this item:

  • You may request a loan of this video by registering on our website and placing an order.
  • You may visit the Television News Archive on the Vanderbilt campus to view on-site from the Archive's collection.
  • If you are associated with a college or university, you may ask your library if they would like to become a sponsor, which would give students and faculty at your institution the ability to view items from our collection.

If you believe that you are associated with a sponsoring college or university and have received this message in error, please let us know.