Jimmy Carter's background

Published: Aug. 27, 1976, 2:03 p.m.

This episode contains references to racially offensive character names. US press descend on Jimmy Carter's Georgia birthplace to find out more about the presidential hopeful's background. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.