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Papal visit, September 1987

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered by BBC

Sep 11, 198714:04Society & Culture

Papal visit crosses the entire continent to face all manner of religious problems from some 52 million US Catholics. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor. This archive edition of Letter from America was r...

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