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Letter from America Episodes

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    In the Hot Seat

    In the aftermath of a NATO airstrike, Alistair Cooke reflects on the tactics of war.

  2. Doves, Hawks, Owls and the People

    Alistair Cooke considers the power held by Alan Greenspan over the economic market plunge.

  3. Wholesale Flouting of the Law

    Alistair Cooke considers how US Presidents keep flouting the War Powers Resolution.

  4. A Natural Gentleman

    Alistair Cooke pays tribute to the placid, talented, baseball player Joe DiMaggio.

  5. Played for a Sucker

    After revelations about the CIA in Iraq, Alistair Cooke ask; who watches the watchmen?

  6. The Pursuit of Self-Determination

    Alistair Cooke explores how President Woodrow Wilson helped redmap Europe after WWI.

  7. Our Long Holiday from History is Over

    The political fallout of Clinton鈥檚 impeachment trial is explored by Alistair Cooke.

  8. It ain't Over, Till it's Over

    Alistair Cooke reflects on President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial.

  9. Dot Dot Dash Dash, Over and Out

    To commemorate the last wireless telegraph, Alistair Cooke remembers some Morse code.

  10. The Moral Pillar and the Moral Contortionist

    Alistair Cooke reflects on the ethical dilemmas that arise when the Pope visits the USA.

  11. Striving for a More Perfect Union

    Alistair Cooke reflects on the celebration of Rev. Martin Luther King Day.

  12. The US Senate trial of Bill Clinton, 1999

    Alistair Cooke reports on the US Senate trial of President Bill Clinton.

  13. Illuminating Events with Unpredictable Results

    In light of Clinton's impeachment trial Alistair Cooke recalls the only other of its kind.

  14. America, 1998

    Alistair Cooke reflects on some of the more memorable moments of 1998.

  15. Decline in US personal savings

    The differing opinions of economists on the drop in personal savings to below zero.

  16. Operation Desert Fox begins

    As the UN is refused access to weapons sites in Iraq, Operation Desert Fox begins.

  17. Clinton impeachment hearing

    A discussion of the likely outcome of the hearing to decide on Clinton's impeachment.

  18. Thanksgiving 1998

    The history and traditions of Thanksgiving and the opposition to the celebration in 1998.

  19. Saddam's nuclear arsenal

    A discussion on America's possible reaction to Saddam Hussein's nuclear stockpile.

  20. Some memorable letters from America

    Alistair Cooke recalls some of his most memorable talks from the last 52 years.

  21. Hurricane Mitch devastates Honduras and Nicaragua

    Hurricane Mitch strikes Honduras and Nicaragua and why trivial news can be so distracting.

  22. Democrat victory 1998 midterms

    The Democrats make historical gains in the 1998 midterms and Clinton's confidence returns.

  23. Congressional midterms 1998

    Have Republican attempts to use the Lewinsky scandal against Clinton to have backfired?

  24. John Glenn returns to Space

    Remembering the televised spectacle of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth.

  25. Separated by Language

    Jerome Weidman, America's first 'street-smart novelist' and peculiarities of US English.

  26. Presidential infidelities impeachment

    The modest history of presidential infidelity and how the impeachment process works.

  27. The President's economic problems

    Asian economic problems spread to Brazil; the limits of the president's economic power.

  28. George Gershwin (1898-1937)

    The life and music of George Gershwin and a post-Soviet boom in Russian immigration to NY.

  29. George Wallace

    George Wallace,(1919 - 1998) Governor of Alabama and reformed segregationist, remembered.

  30. Impeachment for Clinton?

    As the Lewinsky report is published the House starts considering an impeachment trial.

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