Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Press Conference ending visit to Israel

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: King David Hotel, Jerusalem
Source: Jerusalem Post, 24 March 1976
Editorial comments: Available on CD-ROM only. 1600-1630. Asked a question about her family MT replied: "I don’t answer questions about my family because they are entitled to privacy", adding "Now you will think that I am a hard, determined, iron woman" (Daily Express, 24 March 1976). The Jerusalem Post, 25 March 1976 reported her saying at Heathrow that she was "delighted with my visit to Israel", and thanking the Israeli Ambassador who had come to meet her at the airport.
Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 508
Themes: Autobiography (marriage & children), Women