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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Reagan Years (1981-1988)
Ronald Reagan’s presidency: Reagonomics, the Grenada invasion, the Iran-contra scandal and reconciliation with the Soviet. Alistair Cooke's fascinating account of American life.
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20 of 368 episodesYasser Arafat's speech at the UN, 1988
Yasser Arafat's speech at the UN, the denial of his visa by US secretary of state George Schultz, and the view that Palestinians are moving...
Fears over US deficit
The economy will be the first challenge facing the new president when his term starts in January. This archive edition of Letter from Americ...
A dirty campaign
Slander and innuendo are nothing new in campaigning - but the rhetoric will soon be erased. This archive edition of Letter from America was...
The 1988 presidential election
An overview of the ballot paper in the 1988 presidential elections, George Bush's "inevitable" victory, and the issues that proved most impo...
George H W Bush vs Michael Dukakis
A review of George H W Bush and Michael Dukakis' presidential campaigns, key values and demographics, and predicted performances before the...
The Bess Myerson trial begins
The 1988 trial of Bess Myerson, the former Miss America and head of consumer affairs to New York City, accused of tax fraud and bribing a ju...
Baseball and politics in 1988
With the 1988 presidential race and World Series drawing to a close, Alistair Cooke looks at the baseball metaphors used by George H W Bush...
Testing public opinion
Quavering Quale affects voters' views on choice for president. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listen...
1988 televised debates, and Thatcher in 1979
The polished nature of the Bush/Dukakis debates, the 'American-style' of Margaret Thatcher's public relations in 1979, and Jimmy Carter's ne...
Looking good on TV
As the presidential candidates debate on TV, political prowess seems to be in the eye of the beholder. This archive edition of Letter from A...
Hurricane Gilbert
The impact of Hurricane Gilbert on Jamaica and Central America, and the 1938 hurricane that destroyed a large part of the forests of New Eng...
The Democratic outsider
Jimmy Carter's rise to prominence of in 1976, and Michael Dukakis' struggle to establish a new and attractive identity for himself ahead of...
Yellowstone National Park, 1988
Too strange to be believed, the natural phenomena that prompted the founding of the US national parks. This archive edition of Letter from A...
Etiquette for presidential candidates and the heat wave of Summer 1988
Remembering when presidential candidates only spoke about policy, and when Adlai Stephenson broke the rule. And could the hot summer be the...
Dan Quayle for vice president
Alistair Cooke reflects on why George H W Bush may have chosen Dan Quayle as vice-presidential candidate, and the constitutional powers of t...
President Reagan’s final Republican Convention
President Reagan gives his farewell address at the Republican convention in Kansas. A heat wave, drought and forest fires continue to cause...
Ed Koch, Mayor of New York
A look at the problems faced by New York's mayor Ed Koch, his weekly interrogation by the public on TV and his attempts to fight drug use an...
Day care and recreation
As the 1988 election looms closer, day care becomes a prime issue. Alistair Cooke reflects on the unexpected success of the newspaper USA To...
America's polluted waters
Alistair Cooke reports on the polluted state of America's waters, coastline and lakes, its effect on the wildlife and the reactions of the p...
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