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Hello Mr President (Original title)
Date: 21 January 1997 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Phil Day

Synopsis: When Lyndon Baines Johnson assumed the office of President of the United States on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1993, he ordered that all telephone conversations he conducted from the Oval Office be tape-recorded. Almost 200 hours of tapes, covering his first three months in office, have recently been declassified and form the basis of this special edition of SECRET HISTORY.

Series title:
Secret History
TV Transmissions
Date: 21 January 1997Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:00Runtime: 51 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)

Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.48 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-01-21BFI identifier: C-913976
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access



Digital materials(1)
Description: AS-11 UK DPP SD - MXF OP1aDuration: 00:58:48 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-713142
Status: Master



Video materials(2)
Description: D3Duration: 50.48 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-01-21BFI identifier: C-913955
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape


Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.48 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-01-21BFI identifier: C-913976
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access