Special Report: Mickey Leland - 1989 Part 1

Description

This program presents a tribute to the late congressman George Thomas "Mickey" Leland following his death in a plane crash in Gambela, Ethiopia, during a mission to Fugnido, Ethiopia. The program highlights Leland's extraordinary efforts to feed the hungry during his active leadership as chairman of the House Select Committee on Hunger and features condolence remarks by President Bush, Acting Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, and President Mengistu Haile Mariam of Ethiopia. Also shown in the film are refugee camps, scenes of Congressman Leland in Africa, and praise from Leland's friends and colleagues.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities