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Ford boosts defence spending

President Ford mixes campaigning with governing as he backs increased defence spending.

President Ford mixes campaigning with governing as he backs increased defence spending.

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 BBC in 2014.

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Sun 4 Apr 197609:15
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PresenterAlistair Cooke

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  • Fri 2 Apr 197621:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 4 Apr 197609:15
    BBC Radio 4

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