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Clinton and Tiberius
The United Nations intervention in Bosnia, and the hesitation of Bill Clinton.
Porgy and Bess
The racial politics of George Gershwin's 1935 opera Porgy and Bess.
St Patrick's parade ban
The ban of homosexuals and bisexuals from the St Patrick's Day parade by Boston veterans.
The first UN Conference
Tales from the first United Nations conference in San Francisco in 1945.
American farmers
What are the problems faced by American farmers in 1995?
Bob Dole and the fall of Rome
How does modern-day America compare with the fall of Rome as described by Gibbon?
Objectives in modern conflict
The lack of a clear objective in modern conflict, and the effect on the American public.
The White House
A discussion on the closure of Pennsylvania Avenue to the public in 1995.
Rockefeller and Britannica
The factors causing difficulties for Encyclopedia Britannia and the Rockefeller Centre.
Equality in New York, Clinton in Russia
President Clinton's trip to dissuade Boris Yeltsin from sending nuclear aid to Iran.
