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General Westmoreland libel case

Vietnam commander General Westmoreland's libel case against CBS ends in stalemate.

Vietnam commander General Westmoreland's libel case against CBS ends in stalemate. 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 24 Feb 198509:15
BBC Radio 4

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PresenterAlistair Cooke

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  • Fri 22 Feb 198521:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 24 Feb 198509:15
    BBC Radio 4

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