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The new First Lady
All eyes on the president's wife as her style becomes much-loved, but also lampooned.
All eyes on the president's wife as her style becomes much-loved, but also lampooned. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.
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 成人快手 in 2014.
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Sun 8 Feb 1981
09:15
成人快手 Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 6 Feb 1981 21:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Sun 8 Feb 1981 09:15成人快手 Radio 4
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