Letter from America by Alistair Cooke - Dan Quayle and the Soviet Union

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Dan Quayle and the Soviet UnionDan Quayle and the Soviet Union

Released On: 15 Dec 1989

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Details of Dan Quayle's comments on the threat posed by the Sovier Union.

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