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**** This programme was suggested by Robert Stallard, Fiona Mcphail, Jill Smith and Nick Stewart as part of 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend **** 58 years after his first broadcast, Alistair Cooke's final letter considers how the war in Iraq is a key element in the run-up to the US Presidential Election. His weekly 15 minute talks on American life, history and politics were broadcast on 91¸£ÀûÉç radio from 1946 – 2004. Alistair died in New York, on 30th March 2004, aged 95. Producer: Tony Grant First broadcast on 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 in February 2004. **** To nominate a programme from the archives that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@bbc.co.uk ****
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