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Historic Speeches: News Report on Britain's Profumo Scandal

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News Report on Britain's Profumo Scandal

In 1963, a scandal gripped British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's government when it was alleged that his secretary of war, John Profumo, engaged in a sexual affair with 19-year-old Christine Keeler, a former showgirl and occasional prostitute.
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Length: 00:31  Posted: 11/24/2008

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