Letter from America: The Bush Jr Years (2001- 2004) - Patriotism, Thanksgiving - and Apple Sauce

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Alistair Cooke looks back to the origins of the festival and remembers the day in 1938 when Franklin D Roosevelt declared 24 November to be "a day of general Thanksgiving".

Published on Friday, 29th November 2002.

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