US Election '84 - ITN Special on Ronald Reagan's Landslide Victory (1984)

On 7 November 1984, America woke up to news that Ronald Reagan had won a stunning landslide victory in that year's presidential election, beating Democratic contender Walter Mondale to win 525 electoral votes, 49 states, and 58.8% of the popular vote. ITN's Alastair Burnet presented a special breakfast programme covering the night's events and recording American and British reactions to the Republican's overwhelming victory. Includes extracts from Reagan's victory speech and Mondale's concession speech, and interviews with a range of personalities including White House Chief of Staff James Baker; James Bond star Roger Moore; Ronald Reagan's brother, Neil Reagan; and UK Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock. #USPolitics #USElection #Election2024 #PresidentialElection #RonaldReagan #Republican #Democrat #Election #AmericanPolitics #Reagan #WalterMondale #1980s #1984 To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/film?phrase=AS071184019*%20OR%20AS071184002*%20OR%20AS071184003* To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) - https://www.youtube.com/@ITNArchive 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ITNArchive 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ITNArchiveITNP 🎥 Check out our TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@itnarchive1955