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Roosevelt 100th anniversary, 1982

White House lunch celebrates Roosevelt's centenary - as Reaganomics removes his legacy.

White House lunch celebrates Roosevelt's centenary - as Reaganomics removes his legacy. 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 5 Feb 1982 21:15
  • Sun 7 Feb 1982 09:15

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