I am a Jelly Doughnut

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke examines the roles Robert Lochner and Alexander Butterfield have played in American state affairs over the past four decades, including JF Kenndy's speech "Ich bin ein Berliner".

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Fri 3 Oct 200320:45

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Fri 3 Oct 200320:45
BBC Radio 4

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