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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Clinton Years (1993-1996)
Alistair Cooke on Bill Clinton’s first term. The Israeli-Palestinian Oslo accords, gays in the military, the North American Free Trade Agreement and attempted healthcare reform.
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20 of 206 episodesUN Leader Mr Boutros Boutros-Ghali
A tribute to Mr Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former leader of the UN General Assembly, whose peacekeeping skills were put to the test during the R...
Gulf War Syndrome
Madeleine Albright becomes the first Secretary of State in America, and investigations reveal a possible chemical cause of Gulf War Syndrome...
Permissive California
Cults of California, tolerance in San Francisco, and the permissive parenting backlash are discussed by Alistair Cooke in this week's Letter...
Thanksgiving in California
From California, Alistair Cooke examines the un-politicised institution of Thanksgiving and the changing face of US politics.
Sexual harassment in the armed forces
After public revelations of cases of sexual violence in the US Army and Navy Alistair Cooke examines the scandal of the sexual harassment of...
US intervention in Rwanda
US intervention in the Rwandan refugee crisis and the history of President Clinton's press conferences.
The 1996 presidential election
The results of the presidential elections and how technology is turning busy television studios into silent cathedrals, as discussed by Alis...
Halloween, 1996
The history Halloween, the origin of the vampire myth and the roaring business performed by pumpkin farmers during the month of October.
Forest fires, tornadoes and earthquakes
A season of disaster, forest fires, tornadoes, earthquakes and leads to a recollection of a vast storm in 1938 which descended on the Northe...
The science of electoral predictions
The science of electoral prediction and the possible pitfalls of keeping one ear to the ground following the Dole and Clinton debates.
Vice-presidential responsibilites
Vice-presidential responsibilities, the careers of Bob Dole, Dan Quayle and Jack Kemp, and the false predictions of Lord Kelvin, Albert Eins...
The 1996 presidential debates
The first presidential debate between President Clinton and Mr Dole, and the unique election advantage gifted to incumbent presidents, the p...
Boris Yeltin's heart surgery
Boris Yeltsin's heart-bypass surgery and the cultures of secrecy that have surrounded the heath and governance of gravely ill leaders.
OJ Simpson's civil trial
As O J Simpson's civil trial begins Alistair Cooke considers what can be gained from a civil suit and examines the differences in the way th...
The Defense Of Marriage Act 1996
The Defense of Marriage Act and the implications it has to same sex marriage, and news from Bob Dole's floundering presidential campaign.
Cruise missile strike in Iraq
The US cruise missile strike in Iraq, the claims that the first Gulf War was left unfinished and the complexities of the first conflict, as...
Chicago and the Democratic convention
The Democratic Party convention returning to Chicago, the history of the city and the 'circus within a plague' of the last, disastrous confe...
The return of Ross Perot and US social concerns
The return of Ross Perot as a presidential candidate, the prohibition of third-trimester abortions, the proliferation of guns and the educat...
The 1996 Republican convention
The history of the party nomination conventions, the switch to the primary election as the method of choosing a presidential candidate, and...
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