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French President Jacques Chirac delivered a farewell address to the nation.

French television news coverage of the inaugural activities for incoming President Nicolas Sarkozy were shown. The telecast included the arrival of Mr. Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace, departur…

President Chirac announced that he would not seek reelection and talked about his accomplishments as president and hopes for the future.

French President Chirac addressed the United Nations General Assembly on the opening day of the 61st session. In his remarks he talked about Iranian nuclear development saying that France, t…

French President Jacques Chirac gave a Bastille Day interview to two television journalists, Patrick Poivre D’Avor of TF1 and David Pujadas of France 2. Topics included the recent violence i…

French President Jacques Chirac addressed the nation from the Elysee Palace. He talked about the new law that makes it easier for employers to fire workers under age 26. Protests against the…

French President Jacques Chirac focused mostly on domestic issues in a new year’s speech in Paris to business leaders. President Chirac talked about social security reform, technology and ne…

French President Jacques Chirac spoke on national television about the continuing riots in France. He suggested that unemployment and discrimination were the root causes of discontent in Fra…

French President Jacques Chirac answered questions on terrorism, unemployment, and the European Union Constitution in a nationally broadcast interview with two French journalists. This is an…

French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke to bilingual university students in Paris on Sunday, May 9, 2004. They answered questions on the European constitu…

French President Jacques Chirac announced changes to his government and called for unity in France in a nationally televised address. The changes were made in response to voters' rejection o…

Jacques Chirac, President of France, appeared on national television to lobby the people of France for a “Yes” vote in the referendum on the European Constitution to be held Sunday, May 29, …

French President Jacques Chirac spoke with young voters at the Elysee Palace in Paris to talk about the European Union’s Constitution, how it would affect French life and why the French peop…

Participating by remote connection, President Jacques Chirac talked about the eradication of poverty around the world. Topics included the millennium development goals, combating HIV/AIDS, i…

French President Jacques Chirac took questions from high school and university students in Marseille, France. Some of the topics covered were Iraq, France’s influence within Europe, the situ…

French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair met at London’s Lancaster House and took questions from reporters on their differences over Iraq at a news conference in…

The leaders of Spain, France and Germany met in Madrid to discuss international security and the future of Europe. In a press conference after the meeting, they took questions on terrorism, …

During the Holocaust and Frances’s Occupation By German forces, some 5000 Jews were Sheltered by Christians in A small village.

French President Jacques Chirac spoke at an international ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day. The event took place near Arromanches, an artificial harbor on the English Channel…

French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder met in Caen, France to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. The event marked the first time a German leader has …