President Reagan and the Middle East

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

President Reagan's Middle Eastern concerns, the view of Poland as a Russian satellite nation, and an assessment of what news is vital to everyone but not important to some.

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New Year's Day 198221:00
BBC Radio 4

The Reagan Years (1981-1988)—Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
Ronald Reagan’s presidency, from Reagonomics to reconciliation with the Soviet.

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