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The 1970s
1970s USA rediscovered through lost recordings of Alistair Cooke's Letter From America.
The atom bomb warning of 1939
How two refugees warned Roosevelt of the German nuclear threat.
Rudolph Valentino
The life of Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926).
Atlanta and Augusta
A history of the Augusta National Golf Club from its formation in 1777.
Kennedy's rocking chair
The secret ailments of President John F Kennedy.
How ice cream changed America
A profile of Reuben Mattus (1912-1994), the co-founder of Haagen-Dazs.
Groucho Marx and Bing Crosby
Profiles of entertainers Groucho Marx (1898-1977) and Bing Crosby (1903-1977).
Alistair Cooke's Last Letter
In his last letter, Alistair Cooke examines Iraq’s influence on the Presidential Election.
How WWI turned slimming into a fashion
How slimming became fashionable during the food shortages of the First World War.
Encounters with Intelligence
Alistair Cooke remembers the time he was mistaken for a spy during World War II.
