Incredible Rare Footage: Reagan Meets Mozambique’s Marxist President Samora Machel

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-15

[00:00:06]The president of Mozambique. Well.

[00:00:21]>> [laughter] >> I'm happy to see you in such great health.

[00:00:26]Well, thank you.

[00:00:31]My pleasure.

[00:00:36]Oh, sorry.

[00:00:54]Well, sit right up there.

[00:00:56]Chair right up there.

[00:01:03]We will have a few minutes of just idle conversation.

[00:01:16]And some of them will probably try to ask questions and we'll tell them we won't answer.

[00:01:28]Oh, that's right.

[00:01:30]Take him off the cord.

[00:01:58]President Reagan and Reverend Weir are following up the active negotiation with the captive Americans.

[00:02:06]We're too limited in our time here for our discussions with the President.

[00:02:42]Mr. President, did you have anything to do with getting Mr. Weir released, or did they just release him?

[00:02:49]I'm not going to take any questions here.

[00:02:55]You have no plans to see him?

[00:03:05]What do you hope to accomplish today, Mr. President?

[00:03:16]Will you discuss the reports of South Africans assisting the rebels in Mozambique?

[00:03:26]As I said, I'm not going to take any questions, but very obviously we're going to discuss the whole problem.

[00:03:41]Thank you. Thank you.

[00:03:46]He said say anything you want to say.

[00:03:51]They come in waves. come in waves.

[00:03:56]I tell President Michelle They come in waves.

[00:04:16]That's too quiet.

[00:04:18]Very good, I like it.

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[00:05:25]Reaffirming our bilateral relations and our desire to play a constructive role in all of Southern Africa.

[00:05:38]Now, I know that there are those, including in our own country, who criticize us for our efforts to be an active peace in Southern Africa.

[00:05:50]But uh we intend to maintain our in that regard.

[00:05:56]And we appreciate your efforts to >> [clears throat] >> resolve the impasse between South Africa and Angola.

[00:06:05]We're committed to achieving a Namibian settlement and an end to foreign troops both Cuban and South African and in Angola.

[00:06:18]And I would like before I turn to you for what the agenda might be uh to simply congratulate you on the and Kamati agreement.

[00:06:30]It was a courageous act on your part and shows what can be done in reducing violence.

[00:06:37]And I'd like to hear your views on the current status of this disagreement.

[00:06:49]Muito obrigado, senhor presidente. Thank you very much, Mr. President.

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[00:11:10]What is what is the What have they done? Could you explain Oh, extraordinary.

[00:11:20]It has been extraordinary and she's an extraordinary lady.

[00:11:28]My assistant for Africa. Uh for Southern Africa.

[00:11:32]For the years that you represent all >> It has been a pleasure for me today to meet with President Machel of Mozambique.

[00:12:16]At a time when much attention is focused on Southern Africa, my meeting with the President underscores the determination of the United States to continue playing an active and constructive role in this volatile portion of the globe.

[00:12:32]The United States prides itself as a force for freedom and progress and stability.

[00:12:38]And this is true in Southern Africa as in other parts of the world.

[00:12:42]We seek to encourage the development of democratic government in all the nations of Southern Africa.

[00:12:49]Democracy and the respect for fundamental human liberties are not only consistent with our values as a free people, but are also the surest pathway to economic progress, internal reconciliation, and international peace.

[00:13:05]President Machel, you have already taken a step toward peace.

[00:13:09]Because of your personal foresight and courage, cross-border violence in the region has been reduced, and a more constructive relationship with South Africa has begun.

[00:13:20]These efforts already have proven to be a great boon to the well-being of your people.

[00:13:26]We know that economic recovery and development will require the restoration of peace, a process which will call upon all the statesmanship of Mozambique's leaders.

[00:13:38]Mozambique has suffered greatly in the last decade from drought, domestic violence, and economic dislocation.

[00:13:46]I was impressed today with President Machel's sincere desire to improve the lot of his people.

[00:13:53]The United States, as is true in other African countries, is doing what it can to alleviate the worst effects of the drought.

[00:14:02]We are now also involving ourselves in a major effort to rebuild Mozambique's shattered economy.

[00:14:10]We welcome Mozambique's decision to cooperate with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to design a program of economic stabilization and development.

[00:14:22]Encouraging Western investment and strengthening Mozambique's private sector is a formula for economic advancement and improving the quality of life.

[00:14:31]We know you will find, President Machel, that the freer people are in the arena of economics, the more enterprising they become, and the more benefits are enjoyed by the society as a whole.

[00:14:44]I was glad to have had this opportunity today to express personally to President Machel America's goodwill toward the people of his country.

[00:14:54]We look forward to the success of his economic initiatives and movement toward national unity.

[00:15:00]Thank you, President Machel, for your visit to the United States.

[00:15:08]Thank you very [clears throat] much.

[00:15:22]Estamos aqui em visita oficial.

[00:15:28]>> We have come here on an official visit at the invitation of President Ronald Reagan.

[00:15:37]We say a sincere thank you for this friendly gesture.

[00:15:49]Our aim in this visit is to strengthen existing bilateral relations and define a basis for the long-term development of these relations.

[00:16:06]I have just had a very positive, fruitful, and constructive meeting with President Ronald Reagan.

[00:16:22]I had the opportunity to express our appreciation for the food and development aid that the United States of America has granted us.

[00:16:34]Mozambique is an independent and non-aligned African country.

[00:16:41]We value our independence.

[00:16:44]We are proud of our independence.

[00:16:48]We are intransigent in the defense of our national interests.

[00:17:01]We firmly believe that like ourselves, each people must determine the destiny of its own country.

[00:17:22]>> Our chief concern is to solve the basic problems of our people and to make the region where we live one of peace, stability, good neighborliness, cooperation and development.

[00:17:43]In this context, we signed with the Republic of South Africa the Nkomati Accord agreement an essential condition for peace and development.

[00:17:56]The People's Republic of Mozambique has strictly complied with the Nkomati agreement.

[00:18:08]The need for the urgent elimination of apartheid is a matter of common concern.

[00:18:23]Mozambique took a positive view of the efforts of the international community, including the United States, in this regard.

[00:18:42]We hope that such efforts continue and that they lead to the independence of Namibia, to peace and stability for the whole of Southern Africa.

[00:19:02]Mozambique is still a backward and underdeveloped country but one with vast potential and natural resources.

[00:19:19]>> We seek the participation of the United States and of its private sector in putting those resources at the service of our economic and social development.

[00:19:46]I am convinced that the meeting I have just had with President Ronald Reagan has established a solid basis for long-term cooperation in all fields between Mozambique and the United States.

[00:20:06]With mutual respect and reciprocal advantages, we shall develop the friendship which we all seek.

[00:20:14]So, thank you very much, Mr. President.

[00:20:21]We are friends.

[00:21:08]>> Bring me some Sammy.

[00:21:23]Mr. President, Kuwait, release those prisoners as the abductors of the hostages want.

[00:21:31]Release Kuwait. Release the prisoners.

[00:21:38]Mr. President, can you do anything differently now that you have other Americans or even kill those that are now being held? What is your response to that?

[00:21:53]Is there any hope to get the others anytime soon, sir?

[00:22:01]Any new developments? The families say you're not doing enough.

[00:22:06]Well, unfortunately, we can't tell even the families all the things that we are doing. So, you just have to think that we're doing what is not just Well, what is the other of the Kuwaitis kidnap other Americans?

[00:22:24]Do you believe that all six are still alive, Mr. President? Are all six still alive?

[00:22:29]>> with the families tomorrow, sir?

[00:22:31]Unfortunately, my schedule doesn't permit. The Vice President is meeting with them. I have met with families before.

[00:22:37]Do you believe all six of those are still alive, Mr. President?

[00:22:41]I have to believe all six. We have no evidence to suggest anything different.

[00:22:44]As far as we've been told, your schedule is very light in the morning.

[00:22:52]Well, there are some things that aren't on the schedule.

[00:22:59]Maybe so.

[00:23:01]Mr. President, but this machine I don't know.