Video interview with John Hume, Independent Nationalist MP for Foyle, by Ronnie Turner for RTE News in April 1969. On 23 April the Unionist Party announced that it had passed a resolution adopting the principle of universal adult franchise at the next local government election. Hume discusses the potential political impact of this decision on the Unionist Party.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 23 April 1969
Role at time of Interview: Independent Nationalist MP for Foyle
Interviewer: Ronnie Turner
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE News
Time Period covered: 1968-1969
Key Individuals: John Hume, Terence O’Neill, James Chichester-Clarke
Key Words: John Hume