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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Episodes

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    Inauguration parade cancelled

    Freezing weather forces cancellation of inauguration parade.

  2. The strong dollar and Lindsay Wellington

    A eulogy for Lindsay Wellington, who first commissioned Letter from America.

  3. Budget cuts continue

    Congress will trim president's budget despite election promises.

  4. 04/01/1985

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

  5. 28/12/1984

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

  6. Cholesterol-free Christmas, anyone?

    Just in time for the festive season, a new health warning on diet.

  7. China denies move to capitalism

    Editorial suggesting China's move to a capitalist economy 'flawed', says official.

  8. Texas A&M University

    Visit to the A&M university - a place built in that typically Texan grand scale.

  9. George Aiken of Vermont

    Remembering Vermont's longest-serving Senator, George D. Aiken.

  10. 23/11/1984

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

  11. Senator Jesse Helms

    The anti-abortion, pro-smoking Senator who may be the man who shapes foreign policies.

  12. George Gallup (1901-1984)

    The achievements of George Gallup, inventor of the Gallup poll of public opinion.

  13. Bodyguards and personal security

    Indira Gandhi's assassination, security for public figures and the role of bodyguards.

  14. Being 'on welfare'

    Headline writers confusing welfare payments with poverty.

  15. Political TV commercials

    Selling politics in a 30-second TV advertising slot.

  16. Old Man Reagan, 1984

    How President Reagan's advanced age of 73 has affected the 1984 election debate.

  17. Gangsters in Chicago

    Mafia involvement in alcohol during prohibition and in the heroin trade today.

  18. Reagan meets Gromyko

    First face-to-face meeting between President Reagan and top Soviet leader Gromyko.

  19. Oklahoma ends liquor ban

    Last state to end prohibition will now allow liquor to be openly sold.

  20. Mondale gets mad

    Presidential hopeful Mondale gets fighting mad in the campaign.

  21. Car workers to strike

    Workers who took pay cuts to help ailing car industry to strike as profits rise.

  22. Alfred Knopf (1892-1984)

    The life of Alfred Knopf, "simply the best publisher of the twentieth century".

  23. Mondale's wobbly leadership

    Democrat leader Mondale under fire as the Republican convention opens.

  24. Republicans head for Texas

    Dallas prepares for the Republican convention.

  25. James Mason remembered, 1984

    The actor I wouldn't give a part to - James Mason remembered.

  26. Fishing for votes

    Candidates' fishing skills can win votes.

  27. Ferrero nominated

    Geraldine Ferraro is Democrats' choice for vice-president nomination.

  28. Reporting party conventions

    The dramatic 1940 Republican Convention where outsider Wendell Wilkie beat the favourite.

  29. Convention histories

    When political conventions used to be full of surprises.

  30. Rise in drinking age

    President backs raising drinking age to 21 in all states.

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