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The president's holiday
President Ford takes a holiday in the Rockies - though is never allowed to be off-duty.
President Ford takes a holiday in the Rockies - though is never allowed to be off-duty.
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 10 Aug 1975
09:15
BBC Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 8 Aug 1975 21:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 10 Aug 1975 09:15BBC Radio 4
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