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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Episodes

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    Revenue enhancements and the Nixon files

    What is the difference between a tax and a revenue enhancement?

  2. Ethical behaviour

    Bush warns aides he expects high ethical standards.

  3. Bush's stance on abortion

    A discussion on President Bush's position on the difficult issue of abortion.

  4. Bush's first week and 'African-Americans'

    Reverend Jessie Jackson's campaign for the recognition of the term 'African-American'.

  5. The inauguration of George Bush, 1989

    A review of George H W Bush's cabinet, and his campaign for the presidency.

  6. George Bush, the 41st president

    The arrival of George H W Bush as the President of the United States of America.

  7. 30/12/1988

    Alistair Cooke's weekly talk on American life, history and politics.

  8. 23/12/1988

    Alistair Cooke's weekly talk on American life, history and politics.

  9. 16/12/1988

    Alistair Cooke's weekly talk on American life, history and politics.

  10. Gorbachev's perilous experiment

    Soviet leader addresses UN as first cracks widen in the Eastern bloc.

  11. Yasser Arafat's speech at the UN, 1988

    A milestone in Middle Eastern politics as Yasser Arafat is invited to speak at the UN.

  12. Fears over US deficit

    Greenspan warns that Bush will face economic woe.

  13. A dirty campaign

    Commentators agree the campaign was the dirtiest 'in living memory'.

  14. The 1988 presidential election

    George Bush's victory in the 1988 election, and the complexity of a modern ballot paper.

  15. George H W Bush vs Michael Dukakis

    A profile of the Democratic and Republic contenders for the White House in 1988.

  16. The Bess Myerson trial begins

    The Bess Myerson trial, often referred to as "the Bess mess", begins in New York.

  17. Baseball and politics in 1988

    Do the baseball metaphors of the 1988 presidential candidates endear them to the public?

  18. Testing public opinion

    Vice-presidential debate could sway public opinion on main candidate.

  19. 1988 televised debates, and Thatcher in 1979

    Has the campaign for the 1988 presidential election become too sterile?

  20. Looking good on TV

    Forget the issues, the most important political feat is to look good on television.

  21. Hurricane Gilbert

    The destruction caused by Hurricane Gilbert, and the Great New England Hurricane of 1938.

  22. The Democratic outsider

    Could Michael Dukakis learn from Jimmy Carter when campaigning for the 1988 election?

  23. Yellowstone National Park, 1988

    Yellowstone centre is saved from wildfires which have destroyed a million acres.

  24. Etiquette for presidential candidates and the heat wave of Summer 1988

    When presidential candidates only talked policy, and when Adlai Stephenson broke the rule.

  25. Dan Quayle for vice president

    George H W Bush chooses Dan Quayle as Vice-Presidential candidate.

  26. President Reagan鈥檚 final Republican Convention

    President Reagan gives his farewell address at the Republican convention in Kansas.

  27. Ed Koch, Mayor of New York

    A look at the daily tasks and problems faced by New York's mayor Ed Koch.

  28. Day care and recreation

    The unexpected success of the newspaper USA Today; day care becomes an election issue.

  29. America's polluted waters

    The polluted state of America's waters, coastline and lakes.

  30. Democratic National Convention, 1988

    Michael Dukakis is nominated as presidential candidate at the 1988 Democratic convention.

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