Richard Paul Pavlik

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

The spontaneous walkabouts of Mr Gorbachev, and an aborted attempt on the life of President Kennedy by Richard Paul Pavlik in Palm Beach, Florida in December 1960.

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Fri 1 Jun 199021:00
BBC Radio 4

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