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Using the First Amendment
When uses of the First Amendment perhaps allow freedoms which should be curtailed.
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 13 Aug 197809:15
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
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- Fri 11 Aug 197821:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 13 Aug 197809:15BBC Radio 4
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