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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Playing nuclear chess
17/04/1987 Duración: 14minSecretary of State Shultz returns from arms limitation talks which have the ring of a top-notch game of political chess.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-Canada relations sour
10/04/1987 Duración: 13minPresident Reagan visits the US's big neighbour to the north while anger rages over America's production of acid rain.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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Surveillance and espionage in the Cold War
03/04/1987 Duración: 13minThe case of US marine Clayton Lonetree accused of espionage in Moscow reminds Cooke of how electronic surveillance was feared at the founding of the UN in 1945.
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Farewell to stereotypes
27/03/1987 Duración: 14minGorbachev's new era of glasnost could foster better Soviet-US understanding. 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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Presidential press conferences
20/03/1987 Duración: 14minBeleaguered Reagan holds his first press conference for months on the thorny subject of Iran-Contra. 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 and the Iran-Contra scandal
06/03/1987 Duración: 13minHas President Reagan redeemed himself in the eyes of the public after taking responsibility for the arms for hostages deal made with Iran?
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Economic variations
09/01/1987 Duración: 14minWestern economies are heading for another crash, warns economics professor Kenneth Galbraith - but not everyone agrees that the good times are too good to be true.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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Dairy buy-out
02/01/1987 Duración: 14minWay of life ends as dairy farmers take up federal buy-out to cut excess milk production.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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Presidential memory loss
26/12/1986 Duración: 14minA problem solved - perhaps the 76-year-old president is suffering from short-term memory loss.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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Mayor Clint Eastwood
19/12/1986 Duración: 14minCitizen Clint - the Carmel mayor who has not yet resorted to a tough-guy act.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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Voters believe Reagan lied, December 1986
12/12/1986 Duración: 14minReagan describes press as 'sharks' while polls show Americans changing attitudes towards White House.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 credibility gap
05/12/1986 Duración: 13minAs closed Senate meetings look at covert activities, it's time to work to avoid a crippled presidency. 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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An unhappy Thanksgiving
28/11/1986 Duración: 14minNo mention of politics in the president's Thanksgiving address - despite it being the main item on most news menus.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 Iran-Contra scandal revealed, 1986
21/11/1986 Duración: 13minAmerica reacts to revelations of a US arms for hostages deal with Iran. Arbitrageur Ivan Boesky admits insider trading on Wall Street and is fined $100 million.
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Teflon President on sticky ground
14/11/1986 Duración: 13minSharp criticism from both sides as president comes clean about arms deal to Iran amid hostage negotiations.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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Democrats take Senate
07/11/1986 Duración: 14minReagan may get a bumpy ride in his last two years as Senate goes to the Democrats in off-year elections.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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A Boston wake
31/10/1986 Duración: 14minExuberant in the face of defeat, the Boston Red Sox lose the World Series but hold a splendid wake.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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James McGill Buchanan
24/10/1986 Duración: 14minPoliticians - and the rest of us - work only out of self-interest, says Nobel prize-winning economist.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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Reykjavik Summit, October 1986
17/10/1986 Duración: 13minPresident Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev's disarmament summit in Reykjavik ends in failure after Reagan's refusal to abandon the Strategic Defence Initiative.
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The Third Man
10/10/1986 Duración: 14minRemembering three great men who resigned high office on points of principle.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.