Chronicle - Samantha Goes to Russia

DateJuly 26 1983

Can DescriptionsChronicle: Aircheck Tuesday July 26, 1983 Samantha Goes to Russia "Samantha's Story"

AbstractSamantha Smith from Manchester, Maine, Goes to Russia; Propaganda? The question she wanted answered was "if everyone says there will be no war, why is everyone continuing to make bombs?"; tour of Moscow and red carpet treatment; many gifts for two weeks but no meeting with the soviet leader; crew voice and screen checks between segments; comments on the power of the media in the case of a child being manipulated by politicians and the news makers;

OtherIn the studio Jeanne Blake, Peter Mehegan, Mark Mills, Arnie Reisman, Ava Botelle, Avanti;