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Presidential memory loss
A problem solved - perhaps the 76-year-old president is suffering from short-term memory loss.
A problem solved - perhaps the 76-year-old president is suffering from short-term memory loss.
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 28 Dec 1986
09:15
BBC Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Boxing Day 1986 21:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 28 Dec 1986 09:15BBC Radio 4
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