Letter From America By Alistair Cooke: The Reagan Years (1981-1988)
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Sinopsis
Ronald Reagans 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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Democratic National Convention, 1988
22/07/1988 Duración: 14minMichael Dukakis is nominated as the Democrat presidential candidate, but divisions within the party are exposed at the 1988 Democratic convention.
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Indict and remand
15/07/1988 Duración: 13minAlistair Cooke reflects on protection rackets in 1930s Manhattan, the meaning of indict and remand, and the purpose and history of the US Grand Jury.
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Iran Air Flight 655
08/07/1988 Duración: 14minAn Iranian airliner carrying 290 civilians is shot down by US missiles over the Persian Gulf, killing all on board.
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Seeing justice done
01/07/1988 Duración: 14minHistoric judgment in Iran-Contra legal wrangle is reduced to a series of melodramatic videotape clips. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Goodbye to men's clubs
24/06/1988 Duración: 14minWriting on the wall for men's clubs as judges rule they infringe personal liberties. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door of 1963
17/06/1988 Duración: 14minCooke recalls the moment when the segregationist George Wallace, Governor of Alabama, attempted to prevent a black student enrolling at the University of Alabama in 1963.
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Bush will win it
10/06/1988 Duración: 13minGeorge Bush may have to play down his preppy background, but he's still looking like a winner. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Golf in Russia
03/06/1988 Duración: 14minAs the West's sport becomes tainted by money-grubbing, the Soviets announce their first golf course. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Nancy Reagan's astrologer, 1988
27/05/1988 Duración: 13minFormer White House aide Donald Regan makes public the First Lady's intrusion on policy and appointments. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Lame duck President Reagan, 1988
20/05/1988 Duración: 13minConsidered a lame duck since his farewell State of the Union address in January 1988, Cooke muses on the real power of outgoing President Reagan.
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The forgotten William Le Queux
13/05/1988 Duración: 13minOn hearing of the death of double agent Kim Philby (1912 -1988), Cooke reflects on the influence of forgotten Edwardian spy writer William Le Queux (1864-1927).
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Irving Berlin turns 100, 1988
06/05/1988 Duración: 14minAs songwriter Irving Berlin turns 100 Alistair Cooke considers why his extraordinary life and unlikely longevity should make us wary of those claiming to have the secret of health.
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George H W Bush nominated
29/04/1988 Duración: 14minAlistair looks at the background of George H W Bush, the new Republican presidential candidate, and who he might face in the upcoming presidential elections.
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Stanton Delaplane (1907-1988)
22/04/1988 Duración: 13minA tribute to the travel writer and Pulitzer prize-winning columnist renowned for his scoop on the 'ding dong daddy of the D-car line' about a bigamist cable car conductor.
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The Augusta National, 1988
15/04/1988 Duración: 14minEnjoying a different pace of life at the Augusta National, a Georgia Shangri-La. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Correspondents answered
08/04/1988 Duración: 14minReplying to listeners who have been unable to pick up on an intended humorous tone. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Democrat agony
01/04/1988 Duración: 14minBush a shoe-in for Republicans but Democrat agony continues as Jackson and Dukakis run neck-and-neck. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Warnings for Gorbachev
25/03/1988 Duración: 13minMisgivings over future of Gorbachev and modernising reforms voiced by commentators. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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California public health laws
18/03/1988 Duración: 13minAlistair Cooke is in California, where farmers and manufacturers are facing a drought and tougher rules on illegal immigrants and public health.
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1988 presidential primaries
11/03/1988 Duración: 13minThe 1988 presidential primaries are underway, the Democrats are ambivalent about their contenders, and California aims to curb developers in Orange County.