Letter from America: From Nixon to Carter (1969-1980) podcast

Letter from America: From Nixon to Carter (1969-1980)

BBC Radio 4

From America’s great hope after Nixon’s election victory, to disillusionment after Watergate through to President Carter’s election. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alastair Cooke (1908 – 2004).

317 Episodes

Chrysler financial crisis deepens
12/26/1980
14:11
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
12/19/1980
14:29
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.
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John Lennon’s assassination
12/12/1980
13:51
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
12/5/1980
13:37
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
11/28/1980
14:12
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
11/21/1980
13:45
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
11/14/1980
13:42
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
11/7/1980
13:46
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
10/17/1980
14:08
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
13:48
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.

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