Etiquette for presidential candidates and the heat wave of Summer 1988

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Reagan Years (1981-1988) by BBC

Sep 2, 198813:35Society & Culture

Remembering when presidential candidates only spoke about policy, and when Adlai Stephenson broke the rule. And could the hot summer be the result of greenhouse gases?

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