9 Nov 2016

Sound Archives: NZ's encounters with US Presidents of the past.

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 9 November 2016

With the results from the U.S. presidential election due to start coming in shortly we thought today in our weekly visit to the sound archives we would have a listen to New Zealand's encounters with U.S. presidents past.

Sarah Johnston from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision joins us.

United States President Bill Clinton and New Zealand Prime Minister Jenny Shipley at Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum in Christchurch. September 15 1999

American President Lyndon Baines Johnson shaking the hand of Clem Thorn aged five years while he sits on his father's shoulders amongst the crowd at Wellington Airport. 1966

United States President Lyndon Johnson speaking to crowds at the National War Memorial Buckle Street Wellington 1966