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Supporting Content

• Listen to the programmes, and see the scripts at the Boston University Archive.

  

• Television, American movie stars and great jazz musicians.

  

• The story of how 650 taped home recordings were found and restored.

  

• History as it happened – from the Wall Street Crash to 9/11.

  

• Alistair Cooke explains America's position on the war in Europe - 7 September 1940

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  Duration: 2:39

• Alistair Cooke reports on America in the run up to the Allied invasion of France - 21 April 1944

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  Duration: 8:22

• Alistair Cooke reports on the re-election of President Harry Truman - American news commentary - 3 November 1948

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  Duration: 11:24