Letter From America By Alistair Cooke: The Reagan Years (1981-1988)
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- Duración: 87:17:45
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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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Roosevelt 100th anniversary, 1982
05/02/1982 Duración: 13minWhite House lunch celebrates Roosevelt's centenary - as Reaganomics removes his legacy. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.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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Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal
29/01/1982 Duración: 14minThe 100th anniversary of the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the origin of the New Deal, and FDR's political turnaround on the size of the welfare state.
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Reagan faces reality
22/01/1982 Duración: 14minPresident Reagan scores lowest ever popularity rating as he prepares for his first State of the Union address. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.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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Polish propaganda
08/01/1982 Duración: 13minTrying to tell fact from fiction in reports coming from Poland under General Jaruzelski.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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President Reagan and the Middle East
01/01/1982 Duración: 13minPresident Reagan's Middle Eastern concerns, the view of Poland as a Russian satellite nation, and an assessment of what news is vital to everyone but not important to some.
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US budget deficit
25/12/1981 Duración: 14minPresident Reagan faces unpleasant forecast of further deficits over his plans for the economy.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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Martial law in Poland
18/12/1981 Duración: 14minUS administration warns Soviets over martial law in Poland - but accepts its own impotence to intervene.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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US-China relations
11/12/1981 Duración: 13minWest Coast view of China leads to double standard over question of dissidents in Communist states. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.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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Video games craze
04/12/1981 Duración: 14minJapanese firm Atari sweeps US with new game craze - and a whole new industry. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.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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Reagan vetoes budget
27/11/1981 Duración: 14minEmergency bill allows government workers to be paid after President Reagan vetoes budget. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.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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Reagan backtracks on missiles
20/11/1981 Duración: 15minProtests prompt President Reagan to suggest US and Soviet re-think on deploying land-based missiles.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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Abortion an issue again
06/11/1981 Duración: 14minAttorney General's anti-abortion suggestion could alter constitutional powers.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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Video tape copyright claim
30/10/1981 Duración: 14minFilm studios copyright claim against video taping criminalises recorder users.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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Death of Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
09/10/1981 Duración: 13minPresident Sadat of Egypt is killed in a year in which assassination attempts have been made on political figures including Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth II.
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US reviews Soviet military strength
02/10/1981 Duración: 14minBias questions over US report on Soviet military strength.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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Illegal immigration, 1981
25/09/1981 Duración: 12minPresidents of US and Mexico to discuss growing problem of illegal immigrants.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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First woman Supreme Court judge
18/09/1981 Duración: 14minReagan appointment Sandra Day O'Connor confirmed as first woman judge to Supreme Court panel.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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Inner city decay
11/09/1981 Duración: 14minNew York power outage highlights nationwide problem of creeping decay of urban infrastructure.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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Fruit fly battle
04/09/1981 Duración: 13minCalifornia's billion-dollar fruit crops threatened by a tiny fly. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.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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Libyans challenge US aircraft
28/08/1981 Duración: 14minPresident Reagan flexes his international muscles over US-Libyan air intercepts.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.