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293 Where were you in May 1968?

Forty years after the stirring events of May 1968, the Dutch media asked people to recall what they were doing at the time. With a six-month delay due to circumstances, Schwartz consults his memory.


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Author Gary SchwartzPosted on November 4, 2008April 25, 2019Categories Memoirs and tributesTags Current events, Jan Foudraine

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