| Ronald Reagan Press Conference | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 10007 |
| Catalog #: | 459795 | |
| Clip Number: | 459795-20 | |
| Orginal Film: | 31-0627 | |
| Timecode: | 14:30:16 - 14:31:30 | |
| Location: | Washington, DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1981 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | JOURNALISM: Press Conference LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. OCCUPATIONS: Journalism, Reporters OCCUPATIONS: Politicians / Statesmen PERSONALITIES: Reagan, Ronald | |
| Description: | Air Traffic Controllers Press: Mr. President, it's the season to be jolly, and I wonder if you might reconsider hiring the air controllers to get travel in this country back on line? You did let them go back to work for the Federal Government, and it seems a bit ludicrous that they can't go into their own trained field. Would you reconsider? Reagan: I think that the conduct or the plan that we've had and what we have done is correct. There is a law that those who were fired under some kind of a cloud cannot seek Federal employment for 3 years. We did ask for the waiver on that. We thought that was unnecessary - the pressure that they should not have. And that was waived. With regard to any of them coming back, I think our first obligation is to those who stayed in the towers and who have kept the planes flying. But a number of the controllers have, under the civil service regulations, appealed their firing. And I suppose it is possible that some may win their appeals and thus would go back. So, that is the procedure and other than that, why, I can't comment. The rest of the response is cut off by the end of the tape | |
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