Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Reagan Years (1981-1988) - Gorbachev wants economic change

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Fiery speech from President Gorbachev before December summit outlines arms limitation and hopes for a new economy in Russia.

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, 6th November 1987.

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