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Jimmy Carter first sitting president to attend Met opera - for a party fund-raiser.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ in 2014.

14 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Dec 1978 09:15

Credit

Role Contributor
Presenter Alistair Cooke

Broadcasts

  • Fri 8 Dec 1978 21:15
  • Sun 10 Dec 1978 09:15

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