The White House

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Great American inventions, Jackie Kennedy's overhaul of the official rooms of the White House, and the closure of Pennsylvania Avenue to the public in 1995.

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Fri 26 May 199521:00

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Fri 26 May 199521:00
BBC Radio 4

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