Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Clinton Years (1993-1996)

by BBC Radio 4

Bill Clinton’s first term encompassed controversies from the Israeli-Palestinian Oslo accords and gays in the military to the North American Free Trade Agreement and an attempt at healthcare reform. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).

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    Dec 6, 1996 – 13:24
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    Nov 29, 1996 – 13:17
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    Nov 22, 1996 – 13:39
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    Nov 15, 1996 – 13:59
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    Nov 8, 1996 – 14:09
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    Nov 1, 1996 – 13:43
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    Oct 25, 1996 – 13:52
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    Oct 18, 1996 – 13:40
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    Oct 11, 1996 – 14:06
  • The 1996 presidential debates
    Oct 4, 1996 – 13:57
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    Sep 27, 1996 – 14:11
  • OJ Simpson's civil trial
    Sep 20, 1996 – 14:04
  • The Defense Of Marriage Act 1996
    Sep 13, 1996 – 13:57
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    Sep 6, 1996 – 13:30
  • Chicago and the Democratic convention
    Aug 30, 1996 – 13:56
  • The return of Ross Perot and US social concerns
    Aug 23, 1996 – 13:47
  • The 1996 Republican convention
    Aug 16, 1996 – 13:46
  • Atlanta Olympics 1996
    Aug 9, 1996 – 14:21
  • The welfare and healthcare reform debate
    Aug 2, 1996 – 13:33
  • The TWA Flight 800 crash
    Jul 26, 1996 – 13:40
  • The Helms-Burton Bill
    Jul 19, 1996 – 13:50
  • Melvin Belli (1907-1996)
    Jul 12, 1996 – 14:13
  • 1996 Russian presidential elections
    Jul 5, 1996 – 13:31
  • Max Factor Jr and make-up (1904 - 1996)
    Jun 21, 1996 – 14:00
  • Bob Dole to run for president
    Jun 14, 1996 – 13:56
  • Timothy Leary (1920 -1996)
    Jun 7, 1996 – 13:58
  • Memorial Day, 1996
    May 31, 1996 – 14:02
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    May 24, 1996 – 13:31
  • The debate over assisted suicide
    May 17, 1996 – 13:53
  • Diplomacy and the Star Wars defence program
    May 10, 1996 – 14:03
  • Kennedy's rocking chair
    May 3, 1996 – 14:04
  • Erma Bombeck
    Apr 26, 1996 – 13:08
  • The South Florida University bomb
    Apr 19, 1996 – 13:26
  • The Montana Freemen
    Apr 12, 1996 – 13:40
  • Euthanasia and the terminally ill
    Apr 5, 1996 – 13:49
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    Mar 29, 1996 – 13:28
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    Mar 22, 1996 – 13:38
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    Mar 15, 1996 – 14:06
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    Mar 8, 1996 – 13:51
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    Feb 23, 1996 – 13:59
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    Feb 16, 1996 – 14:00
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    Feb 9, 1996 – 13:45
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    Feb 2, 1996 – 13:47
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    Jan 26, 1996 – 13:31
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    Jan 19, 1996 – 13:47
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    Jan 5, 1996 – 14:00
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