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Radio 4,02 Sep 1988,15 mins

Etiquette for presidential candidates and the heat wave of Summer 1988

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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Remembering when presidential candidates only spoke about policy, and when Adlai Stephenson broke the rule. And could the hot summer be the result of greenhouse gases?

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