Tyrants and Curses Live On

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke reflects on the hysterical press coverage of John F. Kennedy Junior's plane crash, and is heartened by a NATO led environmental survey in Yugoslavia.

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Fri 23 Jul 199921:00

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Fri 23 Jul 199921:00
BBC Radio 4

The Clinton Years (1997-2000)—Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
Bill Clinton’s second term including the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the war in Kosovo.

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