Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: From Nixon to Carter (1969-1980) - Private security firms

Use of private security firms expands. National Democratic convention held in NY at Madison Square Gardens.

The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor. Programme recording incomplete.

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.

Published on Friday, 16th July 1976.

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