Letter From America By Alistair Cooke: The Clinton Years (1993-1996)

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Synopsis

Alistair Cooke on Bill Clintons first term. The Israeli-Palestinian Oslo accords, gays in the military, the North American Free Trade Agreement and attempted healthcare reform.

Episodes

  • A history of Father Christmas

    27/12/1996 Duration: 13min

    Santa Claus or Father Christmas? The origin of the Patron saint of Christmas is explored. Plus, the surprising popularity of a Tickle Me Elmo toy has caused prices to skyrocket.

  • UN Leader Mr Boutros Boutros-Ghali

    20/12/1996 Duration: 13min

    A tribute to Mr Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former leader of the UN General Assembly, whose peacekeeping skills were put to the test during the Rwandan Genocide.

  • Gulf War Syndrome

    13/12/1996 Duration: 13min

    Madeleine Albright becomes the first Secretary of State in America, and investigations reveal a possible chemical cause of Gulf War Syndrome.

  • Permissive California

    06/12/1996 Duration: 13min

    Cults of California, tolerance in San Francisco, and the permissive parenting backlash are discussed by Alistair Cooke in this week's Letter From America.

  • Thanksgiving in California

    29/11/1996 Duration: 13min

    From California, Alistair Cooke examines the un-politicised institution of Thanksgiving and the changing face of US politics.

  • Sexual harassment in the armed forces

    22/11/1996 Duration: 13min

    After public revelations of cases of sexual violence in the US Army and Navy Alistair Cooke examines the scandal of the sexual harassment of women in America's armed forces.

  • US intervention in Rwanda

    15/11/1996 Duration: 13min

    US intervention in the Rwandan refugee crisis and the history of President Clinton's press conferences.

  • The 1996 presidential election

    08/11/1996 Duration: 14min

    The results of the presidential elections and how technology is turning busy television studios into silent cathedrals, as discussed by Alistair Cooke.

  • Halloween, 1996

    01/11/1996 Duration: 13min

    The history Halloween, the origin of the vampire myth and the roaring business performed by pumpkin farmers during the month of October.

  • Forest fires, tornadoes and earthquakes

    25/10/1996 Duration: 13min

    A season of disaster, forest fires, tornadoes, earthquakes and leads to a recollection of a vast storm in 1938 which descended on the Northern Atlantic coast.

  • The science of electoral predictions

    18/10/1996 Duration: 13min

    The science of electoral prediction and the possible pitfalls of keeping one ear to the ground following the Dole and Clinton debates.

  • Vice-presidential responsibilites

    11/10/1996 Duration: 14min

    Vice-presidential responsibilities, the careers of Bob Dole, Dan Quayle and Jack Kemp, and the false predictions of Lord Kelvin, Albert Einstein and Arthur C Clarke.

  • The 1996 presidential debates

    04/10/1996 Duration: 13min

    The first presidential debate between President Clinton and Mr Dole, and the unique election advantage gifted to incumbent presidents, the presidential halo.

  • Boris Yeltin's heart surgery

    27/09/1996 Duration: 14min

    Boris Yeltsin's heart-bypass surgery and the cultures of secrecy that have surrounded the heath and governance of gravely ill leaders.

  • OJ Simpson's civil trial

    20/09/1996 Duration: 14min

    As O J Simpson's civil trial begins Alistair Cooke considers what can be gained from a civil suit and examines the differences in the way the new trial is being run.

  • The Defense Of Marriage Act 1996

    13/09/1996 Duration: 13min

    The Defense of Marriage Act and the implications it has to same sex marriage, and news from Bob Dole's floundering presidential campaign.

  • Cruise missile strike in Iraq

    06/09/1996 Duration: 13min

    The US cruise missile strike in Iraq, the claims that the first Gulf War was left unfinished and the complexities of the first conflict, as discussed by Alistair Cooke.

  • Chicago and the Democratic convention

    30/08/1996 Duration: 13min

    The Democratic Party convention returning to Chicago, the history of the city and the 'circus within a plague' of the last, disastrous conference of 1968.

  • The return of Ross Perot and US social concerns

    23/08/1996 Duration: 13min

    The return of Ross Perot as a presidential candidate, the prohibition of third-trimester abortions, the proliferation of guns and the education of children about global warming.

  • The 1996 Republican convention

    16/08/1996 Duration: 13min

    The history of the party nomination conventions, the switch to the primary election as the method of choosing a presidential candidate, and Bill Clinton's lead in the polls.

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