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Historic Turning Points
After a shock announcement from New York City Mayor Giuliani, Alistair Cooke considers when the taboo of writing about the private life of prominent politicians was lifted.
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Fri 19 May 2000
21:00
Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
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