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Lame duck President Reagan, 1988
Considered a lame duck since his farewell State of the Union address in January 1988, Cooke muses on the real power of outgoing President Reagan.
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Fri 20 May 1988
21:00
Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
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