Gorbachev wants economic change

Published: Nov. 6, 1987, 2:21 p.m.

Fiery speech from President Gorbachev before December summit outlines arms limitation and hopes for a new economy in Russia. 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.