Letter from America by Alistair Cooke - The Kennedy Missile Tapes of 1962

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

The Kennedy Missile Tapes of 1962The Kennedy Missile Tapes of 1962

Released On: 24 Oct 1997

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The 1997 release of conversations Kennedy taped during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.

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