Letter From America By Alistair Cooke: From Nixon To Carter (1969-1980)

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From Americas great hope after Nixons election victory, to disillusionment after Watergate through to President Carters election. Alistair Cooke's account of American life.

Episodios

  • Chrysler financial crisis deepens

    26/12/1980 Duración: 14min

    Auto workers call on Reagan's help as jobs are threatened by Chrysler cash crisis.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Haig joins Cabinet

    19/12/1980 Duración: 14min

    Nixon's top aide is offered senior post - but the hearings on his fitness to serve could be damaging. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • John Lennon’s assassination

    12/12/1980 Duración: 13min

    The shooting of John Lennon on the 8th December 1980 sparks a debate over the need for national gun control law in America.

  • The waiting game

    05/12/1980 Duración: 13min

    Hostages and the growing Polish crisis will prove to be among Reagan's first presidential headaches.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Reagan's charm offensive

    28/11/1980 Duración: 14min

    President-elect Reagan wins over Washington with his charm offensive. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Reagan's political honeymoon

    21/11/1980 Duración: 13min

    President-elect Reagan turns his honeymoon period into a Washington courtship ritual.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Why the pollsters got it wrong

    14/11/1980 Duración: 13min

    Humiliation for pollsters who made completely wrong call on the presidential election.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Ronald Reagan’s victory, 1980

    07/11/1980 Duración: 13min

    As Ronald Reagan wins the 1980 US presidential election, Alistair Cooke reflects on the causes of Jimmy Carter's downfall.

  • The World Series gets the vote, 1980

    17/10/1980 Duración: 14min

    The World Series gets the popular vote while the presidential candidates get mean with each other.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • The book-selling business

    10/10/1980 Duración: 13min

    How the book-selling business creates a bestseller from a book which isn't selling.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Independents switch to Reagan

    03/10/1980 Duración: 14min

    Campaign sees Carter's support slipping as independent voters switch to Reagan.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Candidates claim victory in TV debate

    26/09/1980 Duración: 14min

    Polls will chart Carter's performance in TV debate while the other two candidates both claim victory.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Small car sales boom

    19/09/1980 Duración: 14min

    US car makers to concentrate on making smaller cars as sale of thrifty foreign imports boom.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Candidates consider TV debate

    12/09/1980 Duración: 13min

    Three-way TV debate for presidential candidates could leave Carter at a disadvantage.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • American know-how

    05/09/1980 Duración: 13min

    America's lead in the technological revolution has been lost during the past thirty years as Europe and the Far East steam ahead.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Energy assistance bill

    29/08/1980 Duración: 14min

    Surprise swing of Republican voting in favour of the cold north over energy assistance bill.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • America's Electoral College

    22/08/1980 Duración: 14min

    Why size matters when it comes to vote-counting by the US Electoral College.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

  • Jimmy Carter is nominated for re-election

    15/08/1980 Duración: 13min

    Edward Kennedy makes the best speech of his career at the Democratic Party conference, after losing his challenge for the party's nomination to incumbent President Jimmy Carter.

  • Covering the 1980 presidential campaign

    08/08/1980 Duración: 13min

    Cooke looks back at his own coverage of previous Democratic nomination campaigns including Truman and Dewey in 1948; and the current battle between Jimmy Carter and Edward Kennedy.

  • Carter ratings lowest ever

    01/08/1980 Duración: 14min

    Democrat convention faces disarray over lowest-ever popularity ratings by sitting President Carter.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

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