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Senator Sam Ervin
Rememering Sam Ervin, the Southern senator whose skilful chairmanship steered the Watergate hearings to the downfall of a president.
Rememering Sam Ervin, the Southern senator whose skilful chairmanship steered the Watergate hearings to the downfall of a president.
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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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
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- Fri 26 Apr 198521:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 28 Apr 198509:15BBC Radio 4
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