Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)

by BBC Radio 4

George Bush’s presidency, the Panama invasion, the Soviet bloc collapse and the first war in Iraq. Alistair Cooke's fascinating look at American life.

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  • An economic summit
    Dec 24, 1992 – 13:53
  • The English language and immigration
    Dec 18, 1992 – 14:15
  • Casablanca 50th anniversary, 1992
    Dec 11, 1992 – 14:21
  • Clinton's economy
    Dec 4, 1992 – 13:43
  • Millicent Fenwick
    Nov 27, 1992 – 14:06
  • The executive branch
    Nov 20, 1992 – 14:01
  • Predicting elections
    Nov 13, 1992 – 13:55
  • Bill Clinton's clothes
    Nov 6, 1992 – 13:23
  • Election predictions and certainties
    Oct 30, 1992 – 14:24
  • The business of sport
    Oct 23, 1992 – 13:20
  • Columbus: hero or villain?
    Oct 16, 1992 – 13:37
  • Electoral debates past and present
    Oct 9, 1992 – 13:35
  • Touring authors
    Oct 2, 1992 – 13:34
  • Historical events of the 20th Century
    Sep 25, 1992 – 13:56
  • Black Wednesday 1992
    Sep 18, 1992 – 13:22
  • Burma and Quentin Burdick
    Sep 11, 1992 – 13:52
  • Moving to Mexico
    Sep 4, 1992 – 13:42
  • Hurricanes 1992
    Aug 28, 1992 – 14:06
  • Conventions and opinion polls
    Aug 14, 1992 – 14:03
  • Clark Clifford
    Jul 31, 1992 – 14:05
  • Ross Perot withraws
    Jul 24, 1992 – 13:59
  • A history of party conventions
    Jul 17, 1992 – 13:50
  • Canada and other democracies
    Jul 10, 1992 – 14:12
  • Olympic sportsmanship
    Jul 3, 1992 – 13:51
  • Extradition and freedom of speech
    Jun 26, 1992 – 14:14
  • United Nations' first reporters
    Jun 19, 1992 – 14:02
  • Military downsizing and Rio
    Jun 12, 1992 – 14:03
  • The problems with the two party system, 1992
    Jun 5, 1992 – 14:04
  • Ross Perot runs for American presidency
    May 29, 1992 – 13:58
  • The end of the LA riots
    May 22, 1992 – 13:48
  • Space shuttle Endeavour
    May 15, 1992 – 13:55
  • Cities and social problems
    May 8, 1992 – 14:03
  • Riots in Los Angeles, 1992
    May 1, 1992 – 14:10
  • Columbus and Asimov
    Apr 24, 1992 – 13:45
  • Tax fraud
    Apr 17, 1992 – 13:47
  • Perils of the welfare state
    Apr 10, 1992 – 13:42
  • The Army of North Virginia
    Apr 3, 1992 – 13:31
  • The French and immigration
    Mar 27, 1992 – 14:03
  • The bank of the House of Representatives
    Mar 20, 1992 – 13:59
  • What Richard Nixon did next
    Mar 13, 1992 – 13:58
  • Pat Buchanan
    Mar 6, 1992 – 13:54
  • Judge Clarence Thomas
    Feb 28, 1992 – 14:12
  • Japanese Americans 1942
    Feb 21, 1992 – 13:47
  • New Hampshire primaries 1992
    Feb 14, 1992 – 13:35
  • Events of 1991
    Feb 7, 1992 – 14:03
  • US defence spending
    Jan 31, 1992 – 13:51
  • Governor Bill Clinton
    Jan 24, 1992 – 14:05
  • Operation Desert Storm
    Jan 17, 1992 – 13:52
  • Japanese trade
    Jan 10, 1992 – 14:02
  • American public schools
    Jan 3, 1992 – 13:51
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