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Hinckley trial opens
Year since the shootings has been spent assessing John Hinckley Junior for mental competence.
Year since the shootings has been spent assessing John Hinckley Junior for mental competence. 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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Sun 2 May 1982
09:15
BBC Radio 4
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
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- Fri 30 Apr 1982 21:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 2 May 1982 09:15BBC Radio 4
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