Letter From America By Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
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Sinopsis
George Bushs presidency, the Panama invasion, the Soviet bloc collapse and the first war in Iraq. Alistair Cooke's fascinating look at American life.
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Vermont, snowboarders, and Nancy Cruzan
28/12/1990 Duración: 13minFrom his holiday retreat in Vermont, Alistair Cooke muses on the benefits of getting away from it all, ponders the plight of the snowboarder and discusses the right to die.
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Gender-specific terminology and Michael Milken
21/12/1990 Duración: 14minThe Mayor of Los Angeles' attempt to eliminate gender-specific terminology, Betty Friedan’s 'The Feminine Mystique' and the conclusion of the trial of Michael Milken.
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Black Americans in the armed forces
14/12/1990 Duración: 14minThe disproportionate amount of African Americans serving in the US military, and the Harris poll revealing a gender split in the opposition towards military intervention.
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Pearl Harbour, Dick Cheney and Saddam Hussein
07/12/1990 Duración: 14minThe attack on Pearl Harbour, Congress and President Bush's conflict over the power to take the country to war, and Dick Cheney's objections to sanctions against Saddam Hussein.
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Margaret Thatcher and travelling during Thanksgiving
23/11/1990 Duración: 13minThe American perception of Margaret Thatcher and the effect of the recession on air travel during Thanksgiving, as discussed by Alistair Cooke.
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150,000 more troops to Iraq
16/11/1990 Duración: 14minPresident Bush sends more troops in to the Gulf, the public confusion around the reasons for intervention, and the effect on Bush's approval ratings.
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1990 mid-term elections
09/11/1990 Duración: 14minIn the week after the 1990 mid-term elections, Alistair Cooke compares the predictions and the results of the vote, and discusses the failure of the Democrats to find a leader.
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The CIA and Kuwaiti conspiracy
02/11/1990 Duración: 14minA press conference by the Iraqi Ambassador in Washington and American scepticism surrounding the allegations of a CIA and Kuwaiti conspiracy, as detailed by Alistair Cooke.
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Intervention in the Gulf and no new taxes
26/10/1990 Duración: 14minPresident Bush's difficulty in finalising proposals for the national budget, and garnering support for the American presence in the Gulf.
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President Bush and the 1990 national budget
19/10/1990 Duración: 14minPresident Bush and the Senate struggling to agree on a national budget, the workings of the federal system, and the 1990 Congressional elections, as detailed by Alistair Cooke.
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End of the fiscal year, 1990
12/10/1990 Duración: 13minThe Columbus Day parade, the closure of National parks and museums due to the end of the fiscal year and the start of a new budget, and the appointment of Justice David Souter.
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The 14th amendment
05/10/1990 Duración: 14minThe role of women in the armed forces, the life and work of Lady Astor, the fourteenth amendment and equal access to locker rooms.
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A unanimous United Nations
28/09/1990 Duración: 13minThe Soviet foreign minister denounces the action of Saddam Hussein to the United Nations, and the first, and last, unanimous vote reached by the Council in June, 1950.
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New York - a melting pot?
21/09/1990 Duración: 14minThe cultural makeup of New York, ‘The Melting Pot’ and plays of Israel Zangwill, and the separation of Irish, Jewish, black, Italian and Puerto Rican communities in NYC.
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Chernobyl and the Star Wars defence program
14/09/1990 Duración: 14minThe lessons learned from Chernobyl, the hesitation in Congress over the Star Wars defence program, and the motivations of American doctors conducting clinical trials abroad.
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James Baker and Russians in Iraq
07/09/1990 Duración: 14minSecretary James Baker's questioning by the Senate foreign relations committee on Iraq; the presence of Russian military advisors working with Saddam Hussein on advanced weapons.
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The Path To Kuwait, 1990
31/08/1990 Duración: 14minPresident Bush's meeting with leaders from around the World to discuss Saddam Hussein's move in to Kuwait and the path towards American intervention.
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Shipbuilding In California
17/08/1990 Duración: 13minThe economic growth in California since 1967, the work of Henry Kaiser to bring a military shipbuilding industry to the state, and the closure of Yosemite National Park.
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NYC's new immigrants
03/08/1990 Duración: 14minToday's immigrants to New York and why they don't speak English, and the invitation to black players to join the Augusta National golf club in 1990.
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William J Brennan and David Souter
27/07/1990 Duración: 14minThe resignation of Justice William J Brennan and the appointment of David Souter, and the process of appointing a new judge to the Supreme Court, as discussed by Alistair Cooke.