Holiday in San Francisco

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Cooke visits San Francisco, where he spent his honeymoon during the Alcatraz mutiny of 1946, and the destination of a recent visit by French President Mitterrand.

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Fri 30 Mar 198421:00

BBC Radio 4

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Fri 30 Mar 198421:00
BBC Radio 4

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