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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Episodes

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    Gary Hart confesses

    Admission of affairs sink Hart's chances of the Democrat nomination.

  2. Gorby mania

    The INF treaty signing and Mikhail Gorbachev's popularity in the US and Europe.

  3. INF Treaty

    The summit for the INF to limit nuclear armaments.

  4. Thanksgiving 1987

    Thanksgiving Day past and present, and rioting by Cuban prisoners.

  5. Iran-Contra reports

    The reports from the investigating committee into the Iran-Contra scandal.

  6. Black Monday

    Black Monday, and the need for radical federal deficit cuts.

  7. Gorbachev wants economic change

    West startled by revisionist speech from Soviet leader.

  8. Black Monday 1987, Black Tuesday 1929

    How does the stock market crash of October 1987 compare to the 1929 Wall Street Crash?

  9. Peace prize for Sanchez

    Costa Rican president wins Nobel prize for his Central American peace plan.

  10. Off the hook?

    The one question which might prove the Iran-Contra deal broke no law.

  11. Oliver North鈥檚 diminished popularity

    Colonel Oliver North's brief moment as a popular hero to a minority in the US.

  12. Time for more taxes

    Balancing the books may mean it's time to increase consumption taxes.

  13. 25/09/1987

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

  14. Robert Bork鈥檚 Supreme Court nomination

    President Reagan's controversial nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.

  15. Papal visit, September 1987

    The Pope visits a nation where one in four is a Catholic - America.

  16. The meaning of Labor Day

    The origins of the Labor Day holiday and the role of trade unions in the US.

  17. Pat Schroeder pitches in

    New entry for the Democratic presidential nomination is the only woman so far.

  18. Anniversary mania

    When there's little news about, look for an anniversary.

  19. What's in a catchphrase?

    How catchphrases become part of the American language.

  20. Inflation rising again

    Inflation figures show rise as US becomes entangled in Persian Gulf naval moves.

  21. Forget the smoking gun

    Presidential accountability should be the aim of the Iran-Contra hearings.

  22. UN unanimous on Iran-Iraq

    Rare agreement of UN security council ends swiftly.

  23. An overnight hero

    Fan mail by the sack for Colonel Oliver North.

  24. Oliver North鈥檚 role in Iran-Contra, 1987

    Colonel Oliver North gives evidence about his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal.

  25. A surfeit of scandal

    American public is suffering from an overdose of deceit and financial fiddles.

  26. Fred Astaire, 1987

    Remembering the man who 'could dance a little'.

  27. 2000th Edition

    Testing immigrants for disease, the spread of AIDS, and the rise of skin cancer.

  28. Alan Greenspan

    The next chairman of the Federal Reserve - Alan Greenspan.

  29. Election envy

    US looks in envy at the ease - and cheapness - of a British General Election.

  30. 29/05/1987

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

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