Rockefeller and Britannica

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

With the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Rockefeller Centre both experiencing financial difficulties, Alistair Cooke looks at the problems faced by both institutions.

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Fri 19 May 199521:00

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Fri 19 May 199521:00
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