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President Reagan’s final Republican Convention
President Reagan gives his farewell address at the Republican convention in Kansas. A heat wave, drought and forest fires continue to cause problems across the US.
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Fri 19 Aug 198821:00
BBC Radio 4
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- Fri 19 Aug 198821:00BBC Radio 4
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