The Clinton Years (1993-1996) Podcast
Alistair Cooke on Bill Clinton’s first term. The Israeli-Palestinian Oslo accords, gays in the military, the North American Free Trade Agreement and attempted healthcare reform.
Bill Clinton’s first term encompassed controversies from the Israeli-Palestinian Oslo accords and gays in the military to the North American Free Trade Agreement and an attempt at healthcare reform. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).
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Freezing weather and earthquakes in 1994
Fri 21 Jan 1994
The extreme weather of 1994, and the end of the Iran-Contra investigation.
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Tip O'Neill
Fri 14 Jan 1994
Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill (1912-1994), a profile.
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New Year's Resolutions
Fri 7 Jan 1994
Alistair Cooke looks at the changing fashions in New Year's resolutions.
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Christmas, and Alistair Cooke meets a computer
Thu 30 Dec 1993
Alistair Cooke's trepidation upon meeting a computer that already knows all about him.
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The constitution and religious festivals in America
Christmas Eve 1993
Does the constitution make it difficult to celebrate a religious festival in America?
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The GATT agreement and peace talks in Northern Ireland
Fri 17 Dec 1993
Peace talks Northern Ireland, and the threat posed by nuclear weapons in North Korea.
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The Long Island train shootings and gun control
Fri 10 Dec 1993
Does a multiple murder on a Long Island train prove that America has a problem with guns?
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The first World AIDS Day
Fri 3 Dec 1993
A chronicle of the reactions to the first World AIDS day in 1993.
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Thirtieth anniversary of Kennedy assassination, 1993
Fri 26 Nov 1993
The 30th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Personality in politics
Fri 19 Nov 1993
The revelations of the televised debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.
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The 'Brady Bill' and the New England fall
Fri 12 Nov 1993
Congress passes the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act.
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Balancing domestic and foreign policy
Fri 5 Nov 1993
President Clinton's dilemmas over Bosnia, Somalia, free trade and healthcare.
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America's problem with gun ownership
Fri 29 Oct 1993
Does the American constitution actually guarantee the right to bear arms?
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The social effect of TV violence
Fri 22 Oct 1993
Does increased violence on television have an effect on society as a whole?
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Aphasia and studying the human brain
Fri 15 Oct 1993
Details of the study of aphasia and the effect of the music of Mozart on the human brain.
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Clinton's foreign policy issues
Fri 8 Oct 1993
In less than a year, Clinton has been confronted by a flood of foreign disasters.
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The health reform bill
Fri 1 Oct 1993
Politician scientist George F. Kennan's opinion on US foreign policy in 1993.
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Feminism in American 1993
Fri 24 Sep 1993
25 years after The Feminine Mystique, how has feminism progressed in America?
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Deaths of tourists in Florida
Fri 17 Sep 1993
The deaths of 9 tourists in 1992 lead Florida to suspend tourism advertising.
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US immigrants and identity
Fri 10 Sep 1993
The adoption of "old world" identities by new immigrants to New York City.
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Labor Day and school closures
Fri 3 Sep 1993
The causes of the public school closures of summer 1993.
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The Korean war and political holidays
Fri 27 Aug 1993
Alistair Cooke answers readers' letters on the Korean War and presidential vacations.
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Presidential recreation
Fri 20 Aug 1993
Bill Clinton's holiday to Martha's Vineyard and the public view of presidential vacations.
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Obscenity and public art funding
Fri 13 Aug 1993
The struggle of the National Endowment for the Arts to spend public money wisely.
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America's exceptional weather
Fri 6 Aug 1993
An examination of the bizarre weather across the United States in 1993.
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Mississippi relief package
Fri 23 Jul 1993
How will Clinton pay for his Mississippi flood relief package during a time of austerity?
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Choosing a US ambassador to London
Fri 16 Jul 1993
The planned replacement of Raymond Stiles with William Crowe as ambassador to London.
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The Tokyo G8 summit and unemployment
Fri 9 Jul 1993
A recap of the 1992 G8 summit in Tokyo and the proposed solutions to unemployment.
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US foreign policy in Bosnia
Fri 2 Jul 1993
An examination of US foreign policy in Bosnia and Iraq, July 1997.
Why do Americans love their flag?
How The Stars and Stripes became an emotional symbol of a nation.
