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Carter steals rivals' thunder
President Carter's annual speech turns into a 'state of the world' triumph.
President Carter's annual speech turns into a 'state of the world' triumph. 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 主播大秀 in 2014.
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Sun 3 Feb 1980
09:15
主播大秀 Radio 4
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
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- Fri 1 Feb 1980 21:15主播大秀 Radio 4
- Sun 3 Feb 1980 09:15主播大秀 Radio 4
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