Reforming the military

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

The limits of presidential power and two presidential attempts to reform the US military: Truman's racial desegregation and Clinton's attempt to allow homosexuals to openly enlist.

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Fri 5 Feb 199321:00

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Fri 5 Feb 199321:00
BBC Radio 4

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