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Radio 4,30 Dec 1994,15 mins

Barry Goldwater, and Reagan's speech

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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Former Senator Barry Goldwater, the speech that won Ronald Reagan the Governorship of California and the state of the Republican Party in 1994 are assessed by Alistair Cooke.

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