Convention histories

Published: July 13, 1984, 10:33 a.m.

As the Democrats get ready to crown their chosen leader, look back to a time when political conventions were full of surprises. 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.