Gingrich and Roosevelt

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

With a Republican majority in both houses of the Senate for the first time in 40 years, Cooke explores the parallels drawn between Newt Gingrich and President Roosevelt.

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Fri 17 Mar 199521:00

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Fri 17 Mar 199521:00
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