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Radio 4,21 Nov 2017,15 mins

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The magazine wows its readers with a cover shot of the President of the USA and his wife Nancy Reagan. There were plenty of dramas before it hit the news stands in 1985. So how did this revealing photo spread come about? Tina Brown recalls her time as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair magazine in the 1980's and early 90's. Read by the author. Producer Duncan Minshull First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.

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