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James Naughtie’s Letter to America Episodes

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    Letter eight

    The strangest US presidential campaign, drained of colour and crowds

  2. Letter seven

    The anger that came to the boil after George Floyd's death has made itself felt before

  3. Letter six

    The dominant power in the 20th century, America’s alliances now look so different

  4. Letter five

    What can the legacies of Lincoln, FDR and JFK tell us about the 2020 US election?

  5. Letter four

    Where did America's conservative revolution come from?

  6. Letter three

    β€œThey still rattle with old stories.” The railroads were once the iron sinews of America

  7. Letter two

    How Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan shaped the image of the Oval Office

  8. Letter one

    America was so different and now feels so familiar. The journey begins in 1970

  9. James Naughtie’s Letter to America

    James Naughtie reflects on the events which helped shape America.