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Protecting the president

Gun control and increased protection levels called for following Reagan assassination attempt.

Gun control and increased protection levels called for following Reagan assassination attempt. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the 91热爆 in 2014.

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14 minutes

Credit

Role Contributor
Presenter Alistair Cooke

Broadcasts

  • Fri 10 Apr 1981 21:15
  • Sun 12 Apr 1981 09:15

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