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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
Why do Americans love their flag?
How The Stars and Stripes became an emotional symbol of a nation.
Supporting Content
Letter from America by theme
The best of Letter from America - from elections and presidents to movies and television
See Cooke’s original scripts for Letter from America
Listen to the programmes, and see the scripts at the Boston University Archive.
Music, movies and television in America
Television, American movie stars and great jazz musicians.
Letter from America rediscovered
The story of how 650 taped home recordings were found and restored.
Significant moments in US history
History as it happened – from the Wall Street Crash to 9/11.