| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Conservative leadership: Hailsham letter to MT (congratulations & assurance of loyalty) |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Conservative leadership election: MT’s notes on handling Ted Heath |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (Ford Library) |
Conservative Party: State Department note on MT victory over Whitelaw (surprising) [declassified ?1984] |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
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Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
Remarks leaving Flood Street (cautious about predicting second ballot result) |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Chronology |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Conservative leadership second ballot: MT elected leader |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
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Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Interview for Finchley Times |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Message on press freedom |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Press Conference after winning Conservative leadership (Grand Committee Room) |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Radio Interview for BBC (after winning Conservative leadership) |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for ITN (after winning Conservative leadership) |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Press Conference after winning Conservative leadership (Conservative Central Office) |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for BBC2 Midweek (after winning Conservative leadership) |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for BBC1 Nationwide (after winning Conservative leadership) |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
Remarks at victory party (after winning Conservative leadership) |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC Standing Committee [Finance Bill] |
| 75 Feb 12 We |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
MT: Carrington to MT (contratulations on election as leader) |
| 75 Feb 12 We |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Remarks leaving Flood Street |
| 75 Feb 12 We |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Remarks after visiting Edward Heath in Wilton Street (meeting was private) |
| 75 Feb 12 We |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Written Statement on Heath's refusal to serve in Shadow Cabinet |
| 75 Feb 13 Th |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Civil List] |
| 75 Feb 13 Th |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC PQ [Business of the House] |
| 75 Feb 13 Th |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to 1922 Committee |
| 75 Feb 13 Th |
Speeches |
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Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
Remarks receiving Valentine Card |
| 75 Feb 13 Th |
Speeches |
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Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Message to the Grantham Journal |
| 75 Feb 14 Fr |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Interview for Daily Mail |
| 75 Feb 16 Su |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (US State Dept) |
Cold War: US Embassy in London to State Department (“Margaret Thatcher: Some First Impressions”) [declassified 2006] |
| 75 Feb 16 Su |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Conservative leadership: MT letter to Hailsham (warm thanks) [realises magnitude of her task] |
| 75 Feb 16 Su |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (Younger MSS) |
Scotland: MT to George Younger (in need of advice about Scotland and ready to take it) |
| 75 Feb 17 Mo |
Archive |
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Minor |
Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Middle East: Hailsham letter to MT (should he join Conservative Friends of Israel?) |
| 75 Feb 17 Mo |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to National Chamber of Trade |
| 75 Feb 17 Mo |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Remarks after speaking to National Chamber of Trade |
| 75 Feb 17 Mo |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for BBC (Shadow Cabinet) |
| 75 Feb 18 Tu |
Chronology |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Shadow Cabinet complete |
| 75 Feb 18 Tu |
Speeches |
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Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
House of Commons Statement [Prime Minister (Moscow Visit)] |
| 75 Feb 18 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Interview for Daily Express |
| 75 Feb 18 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for BBC (Shadow Cabinet) |
| 75 Feb 18 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for ITN (Shadow Cabinet) |
| 75 Feb 18 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Letter to Robert Carr MP (Shadow Cabinet) |
| 75 Feb 19 We |
Speeches |
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Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
Remarks after meeting US Secretary of State (Henry Kissinger) |
| 75 Feb 19 We |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Written Statement on completing Shadow Cabinet |
| 75 Feb 19 We |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Radio Interview for BBC Radio 2 Jimmy Young Programme |
| 75 Feb 20 Th |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (lack of party liaison with business) [duplicating campaigns against Industry Bill] |
| 75 Feb 20 Th |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech accepting the Conservative leadership |
| 75 Feb 20 Th |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
House of Commons PQs |
| 75 Feb 20 Th |
Speeches |
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Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC PQ [Business of the House] |
| 75 Feb 21 Fr |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Scottish Conservatives |
| 75 Feb 21 Fr |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Press Conference in Edinburgh |
| 75 Feb 21 Fr |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for Scottish TV (visiting Scotland) |
| 75 Feb 21 Fr |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech in Glasgow |
| 75 Feb 22 Sa |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Letter to the Prime Minister (leaked Royal documents) |
| 75 Feb 24 Mo |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
House of Commons Statement [Documents (Unofficial Disclosure)] |
| 75 Feb 25 Tu |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (agreed points) [Alan Walters, Irwin Bellow, John Bondsworth] |
| 75 Feb 26 We |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (Vaizey MSS) |
Conservatism: MT to John Vaizey (thanks for congratulations & offer of help) |
| 75 Feb 26 We |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: MT to Sir Keith Joseph (lack of party liaison with business) [duplicating campaigns against Industry Bill] |
| 75 Feb 26 We |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 51st Meeting |
| 75 Feb 26 We |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Letter to Sara Morrison (resignation as Party Vice-Chairman) |
| 75 Feb 27 Th |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
House of Commons PQs |
| 75 Feb 27 Th |
Speeches |
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Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC PQ [Business of the House] |
| 75 Feb 27 Th |
Speeches |
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Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC I Report [Finance Bill] |
| 75 Feb 28 Fr |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (TNA) |
Middle East: British Embassy in Jordan to FCO (MT connections to Israel) [declassified 2005] |
| 75 Feb 28 Fr |
Archive |
|
Minor |
Archive (IEA MSS) |
Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (Ralph Bateman) [meeting arranged with MT] |
| 75 Feb 28 Fr |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to West Dorset Conservatives |
| 75 Mar 1 Sa |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Trade Unionists Conference |
| 75 Mar 3 Mo |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Oppenheim on Prices Bill) |
| 75 Mar 3 Mo |
Speeches |
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Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
Remarks at Ideal Home Exhibition |
| 75 Mar 3 Mo |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Remarks receiving small business delegation |
| 75 Mar 4 Tu |
Archive |
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Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (chairmanship of key policy group) [Economic & Social Strategy Group] |
| 75 Mar 4 Tu |
Speeches |
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Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
House of Commons PQs |
| 75 Mar 4 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC I [Finance Bill (Points of Order)] |
| 75 Mar 4 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC I [Norton Villiers Triumph Ltd Order (Business Statement)] |
| 75 Mar 5 We |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (TNA) |
Middle East: FCO to British Embassy in Jordan (MT connections to Israel) [declassified 2005] |
| 75 Mar 5 We |
Multimedia |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Party Political Broadcast (introducing MT) [film] |
| 75 Mar 5 We |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 52nd Meeting |
| 75 Mar 5 We |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Adam Ridley note for MT (Bank of England) |
| 75 Mar 5 We |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Party Political Broadcast |
| 75 Mar 5 We |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Party Political Broadcast |
| 75 Mar 6 Th |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (FCO) |
EC: FCO brief on renegotiation (preparing for Dublin European Council) [declassified 2006] |
| 75 Mar 6 Th |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (FCO) |
EC: FCO steering brief (preparing for Dublin European Summit) [declassified 2006] |
| 75 Mar 6 Th |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (TNA) |
EC: Cabinet (pre-Dublin European Council discussion of EEC renegotiation) [declassified 2006] |
| 75 Mar 6 Th |
Speeches |
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Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
Remarks visiting "Glasgow the friendly city" exhibition |
| 75 Mar 6 Th |
Speeches |
|
Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC PQ [Business of the House] |
| 75 Mar 7 Fr |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to London University Conservative Association |
| 75 Mar 10 Mo |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Joseph "Policy-Making, 1975") |
| 75 Mar 10 Mo |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (TNA) |
EC: Dublin European Council record of conversation (Session 1) [declassified 2006] |
| 75 Mar 10 Mo |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (TNA) |
EC: Dublin European Council record of conversation (Session 2) [declassified 2006] |
| 75 Mar 10 Mo |
Chronology |
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Major |
[Chronology] |
Dublin European Council (ended 11 Mar): British `renegotiation’ concluded |
| 75 Mar 10 Mo |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Finchley Conservatives (Association AGM) |
| 75 Mar 11 Tu |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (TNA) |
EC: Dublin European Council record of conversation (Session 3) [declassified 2006] |
| 75 Mar 11 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [EEC Membership (Referendum)] |
| 75 Mar 11 Tu |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC I [EEC Membership (Referendum)] |
| 75 Mar 12 We |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 53rd Meeting |
| 75 Mar 12 We |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (European Council) |
EC: Dublin European Council Presidency Conclusions |
| 75 Mar 12 We |
Speeches |
|
Minor |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to the Diplomatic Association |
| 75 Mar 12 We |
Speeches |
|
Major |
Margaret Thatcher |
House of Commons Statement [Dublin European Council] |
| 75 Mar 13 Th |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Sir Keith Joseph note (inflation meeting) |
| 75 Mar 13 Th |
Archive |
|
Major |
Archive (TNA) |
EC: Cabinet (post-Dublin European Council discussion of EEC renegotiation) [declassified 2006] |
| 75 Mar 13 Th |
Speeches |
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Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC PQ [Business of the House] |
| 75 Mar 13 Th |
Speeches |
|
Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC I [Houses of Parliament (Facilities)] |
| 75 Mar 14 Fr |
Speeches |
|
Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech opening St Hugh's School in Woodhall Spa |
| 75 Mar 15 Sa |
Speeches |
|
Trivial |
Margaret Thatcher |
Article for Woman's Realm (favourite recipe) |
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