Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: From Nixon to Carter (1969-1980) - Shah flees Iran

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Shah of Iran loses power, flees country with famaily. Exiled Ayatollah expected to return from Paris.

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, 19th January 1979.

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