Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Episodes Episode guide
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The atomic bomb
The controversy surrounding the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
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The American relationship with tobacco
Should a memorial statue of FDR include his omnipresent cigarette?
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George Romney, Mitt’s father
A reflection on the comment that ended the presidential campaign of George Romney.
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Smith-Corona typewriters
The demise of the manual typewriter, as highlighted by the closure of Smith-Corona.
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Clinton and Tiberius
The United Nations intervention in Bosnia, and the hesitation of Bill Clinton.
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Porgy and Bess
The racial politics of George Gershwin's 1935 opera Porgy and Bess.
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St Patrick's parade ban
The ban of homosexuals and bisexuals from the St Patrick's Day parade by Boston veterans.
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The first UN Conference
Tales from the first United Nations conference in San Francisco in 1945.
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American farmers
What are the problems faced by American farmers in 1995?
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Bob Dole and the fall of Rome
How does modern-day America compare with the fall of Rome as described by Gibbon?
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Objectives in modern conflict
The lack of a clear objective in modern conflict, and the effect on the American public.
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The White House
A discussion on the closure of Pennsylvania Avenue to the public in 1995.
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Rockefeller and Britannica
The factors causing difficulties for Encyclopedia Britannia and the Rockefeller Centre.
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Equality in New York, Clinton in Russia
President Clinton's trip to dissuade Boris Yeltsin from sending nuclear aid to Iran.
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VE Day, fifty years on
The 50th anniversary of the victory in Europe during WWII.
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Oklahoma City bombing
The fallout of Oklahoma City bombing, and the rise in domestic terrorism.
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US taxation in 1995
The simplification and reduction of tax in America in 1995.
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Remembering FDR
The 50th anniversary of the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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The Christian right in politics
What role does the extreme Christian Right play in American politics?
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The OJ phenomenon
Why are Americans obsessed with the OJ Simpson trial?
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Rudolph Giuliani's New York
The social problems faced by the Mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani.
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Gingrich and Roosevelt
Republicans have a majority in both houses of the Senate for the first time in 40 years.
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Ringers
The latest developments in the baseball strike explained.
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The American deficit
How the gap between the national income and outgoings has been allowed to widen.
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The secrets of a long life
Jeanne Calment, the world's oldest woman celebrates her 120th birthday.
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William Fulbright (1905-1995)
Former Arkansas Senator William Fulbright remembered.
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Baseball strike 1994-5
El Nino; and the events leading up to the 1994-95 baseball strike in America.
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George Abbott remembered
A tribute to director, theatre producer and playwright George Abbott (1887-1995).
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Dependency on red tape
American dependency on red tape and the 'death' of common sense.
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Montgomery bus boycott
Recollections of the Montgomery bus boycott prompted by Rosa Parks in 1955.
