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Reagan budget-cutting campaign, 1981

Research programmes face cuts as President Reagan's money-saving campaign bites.

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 26 Apr 198109:15
BBC Radio 4

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PresenterAlistair Cooke

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  • Fri 24 Apr 198121:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 26 Apr 198109:15
    BBC Radio 4

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