From Nixon to Carter (1969-1980) Podcast
From America鈥檚 great hope after Nixon鈥檚 election victory, to disillusionment after Watergate through to President Carter鈥檚 election. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alastair Cooke (1908 鈥� 2004).
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Watergate investigators and Nixon
Fri 26 Oct 1973
President Nixon's refusal to assist the Watergate investigators.
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The inauguration of Gerald Ford as Vice President, 1973
Fri 19 Oct 1973
The transition of power to Gerald Ford after the resignation of Vice President Agnew.
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Nixon's Watergate speech, 1973
Sat 25 Aug 1973
The polling that showed Nixon's speech on Watergate failed to persuade Americans.
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Watergate: Nixon's changing stories, 1973
Sat 26 May 1973
Nixon's changing explanations of the events leading to Watergate.
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Sam Ervin and Watergate
Sat 19 May 1973
How the tenacious lawyer Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina challenged Nixon.
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Watergate hearings 1973
Sat 5 May 1973
Can the Watergate hearings restore public trust in government?
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Richard Nixon re-elected President, 1972
Sat 11 Nov 1972
Why Americans chose Republican Richard Nixon on 7 November 1972.
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American reactions to Bloody Sunday, 1972
Sat 5 Feb 1972
News of 'Deep interrogation' used by the British against the IRA shocks Americans.
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Taiwan and China
Sat 30 Oct 1971
How the balance of power at the United Nations is changing, as Taiwan is forced out.
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Veteran's Day 1970
Sat 14 Nov 1970
Why protests at Hunter College, New York, dishonour those who died for their country.
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The atom bomb warning of 1939
Sat 8 Aug 1970
How two refugees warned Roosevelt of the German nuclear threat.
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The My Lai massacre revealed, 1969
Sun 30 Nov 1969
The horrors of the massacre at My Lai in 1968, shatter the joy of Thanksgiving in 1969.
Why do Americans love their flag?
How The Stars and Stripes became an emotional symbol of a nation.
