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Papal visit, September 1987

Papal visit crosses the entire continent to face all manner of religious problems from some 52 million US Catholics.

Papal visit crosses the entire continent to face all manner of religious problems from some 52 million US Catholics. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.

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 大象传媒 in 2014.

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14 minutes

Credit

Role Contributor
Presenter Alistair Cooke

Broadcasts

  • Fri 11 Sep 1987 21:15
  • Sun 13 Sep 1987 09:15

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