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Downloadable audio file.
Title from: Title details screen.
Abridged.
Duration: 4:25:51.
Performer
Starring Alistair Cooke.
Summary
A selection of "Letter from America" broadcasts from the years 1982-2003, plus a tribute to Alistair Cooke. In this volume, Cooke reports on a varied selection of events, including the 1992 presidential election, the art of Charles Schulz and introducing Bernstein to Handel's Messiah. He remembers the infamous standoff over Cuba, which nearly caused a third world war, and recalls the more recent shocking events surrounding September 11th 2001 and the subsequent "war on terror".