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Book of the Week: Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy

Colin Stinton

Richard Laing

Stephen Greif

Kelly Burke

Duncan Minshull

Penny Leicester

Martin W Sandler

Book of the Week: Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy: Episode 4

The Letters of John F Kennedy

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Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy

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A surprisingly intimate and informal exchange of letters with Nikita Khrushchev.

During the Cold War years, JFK's exchange of letters with Nikita Khrushchev was surprisingly informal. Read by Richard Laing.

Letters to and from President Kennedy are published in book form and edited by Martin W Sandler to mark fifty years since the assassination of 1963. And a selection, abridged in five episodes by Penny Leicester, reveal the drama and tensions to do with American foreign policy. Other letters reveal Kennedy's wit and warmth when contacting friends and members of the public:

4. During the Berlin Crisis of 1961, the leaders of America and the Soviet Union agreed to communicate with letters that were 'personal and private'. Refreshingly, their respective tones were different to official missives. Kennedy also received thanks from Elizabeth II.

Readers Colin Stinton, Richard Laing, Stephen Greif and Kelly Burke

Producer Duncan Minshull.

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Collection of correspondence to and from the American president

Collection of correspondence to and from the American president, edited by Martin W Sandler, published to mark the 50 years since the 1963 assassination. Abridged by Penny Leicester

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