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Chinese state visit
Carter welcomes Deputy Premier Deng on first Chinese state visit to US for 30 years.
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 ±«Óãtv in 2014.
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Sun 4 Feb 1979
09:15
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 2 Feb 1979 21:15±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Sun 4 Feb 1979 09:15±«Óãtv Radio 4
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