Jesse Jackson in Cuba

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

The Reverend Jesse Jackson meets Fidel Castro in Cuba and negotiates the release of 22 US prisoners from Cuban jails, much to the embarrassment of the Reagan administration.

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Fri 29 Jun 198421:00
BBC Radio 4

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