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Radio 4,21 Feb 1986,14 mins
Reagan blunders over Marcos election
Letter from America by Alistair CookeAvailable for over a year
Reagan statement about 'fraud on both sides' of Philippines election seen as huge blunder which could have left opposition to Marcos in a dangerous position. 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ in 2014.
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