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Reagan's charm offensive

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: From Nixon to Carter (1969-1980) by BBC

Nov 28, 198014:12Society & Culture

President-elect Reagan wins over Washington with his charm offensive. 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 th...

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Reagan's charm offensive is an episode from Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: From Nixon to Carter (1969-1980) by BBC. President-elect Reagan wins over Washington with his charm offensive. The sound quality on this recording is variabl...

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Published Nov 28, 1980, 14:12 long, audio available.

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President-elect Reagan wins over Washington with his charm offensive. 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 BBC in 2014.

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Published Nov 28, 1980 and 14:12 long