A conversation with Senator Lloyd Bentsen on American competitiveness

A conversation with Senator Lloyd Bentsen on American competitiveness

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A conversation with Senator Lloyd Bentsen on American competitiveness

dc.contributor	WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)	en_US
dc.contributor	Blackwell Corporation (Washington D.C.)	en_US
dc.contributor	Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service	en_US
dc.contributor	South Carolina Educational Television Network	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	North America	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	United States	en_US
dc.creator	Lloyd M. Bentsen (Interviewee)	en_US
dc.creator	Krogh, Peter F. (Peter Frederic) (Moderator)	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-20T22:50:33Z
dc.date.available	2012-01-20T22:50:33Z
dc.date.created	1987-03-07	en_US
dc.date.issued	1987-03-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10822/552722
dc.description	In 1986 the U.S. trade deficit topped $170 billion despite the dollar's 30% decline against other currencies. With the United States' shift from the world's largest creditor country to the world's largest debtor country complete, American lawmakers led a push for trade legislation that would once again restore America's competitiveness in the world market. Although President Reagan resisted the rising tide of trade legislation, labeling congressional efforts as protectionist, after the 1986 mid-term elections Democrats took control of the House and the Senate, giving new impetus to proposed trade bills. In this episode, Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, discusses proposed trade legislation. Is trade legislation the answer to America's growing trade deficit, or is it the first step down the dangerous road to protectionism?	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, discusses the United States' growing trade deficit and proposed trade legislation.	en_US
dc.format.extent	29 min.	en_US
dc.format.medium	MPG4 H.264	en_US
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.relation	Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archive	en_US
dc.relation.uri	https://mediapilot.georgetown.edu:443/sharestream2gui/getMedia.do?action=streamMedia&mediaPath=0d21b62020c9a63f012155031e7e02f1&cid=0d21b62018c663370119bf04f6be0a8b
dc.source	American Interests (show 623)	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	United States -- Economic conditions	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	United States -- Economic policy -- 1981-1993	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Export marketing	en_US
dc.subject.other	Trade Deficit	en_US
dc.subject.other	Free Trade	en_US
dc.subject.other	Protectionism	en_US
dc.subject.other	Strong U.S. Dollar	en_US
dc.subject.other	Trade Barriers	en_US
dc.subject.other	Trade Wars	en_US
dc.title	A conversation with Senator Lloyd Bentsen on American competitiveness	en_US
dc.coverage	International Economics, Trade and Business	en_US