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

BBC Radio 4

199 - An economic summit

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.

199 - An economic summit

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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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Jum, 30 Okt 1992

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Jum, 25 Sep 1992

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Jum, 28 Agu 1992

Jum, 14 Agu 1992

Jum, 31 Jul 1992

Jum, 24 Jul 1992

Jum, 17 Jul 1992

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Jum, 26 Jun 1992

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Jum, 29 Mei 1992

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Jum, 08 Mei 1992

Jum, 01 Mei 1992

Jum, 24 Apr 1992

Jum, 17 Apr 1992

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Jum, 27 Mar 1992

Jum, 20 Mar 1992

Jum, 13 Mar 1992

Jum, 06 Mar 1992

Jum, 28 Feb 1992

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Jum, 07 Feb 1992

Jum, 31 Jan 1992

Jum, 24 Jan 1992

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Jum, 10 Jan 1992

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

Episode

An economic summit

The English language and immigration

Casablanca 50th anniversary, 1992

Clinton's economy

Millicent Fenwick

The executive branch

Predicting elections

Bill Clinton's clothes

Election predictions and certainties

The business of sport

Columbus: hero or villain?

Electoral debates past and present

Touring authors

Historical events of the 20th Century

Black Wednesday 1992

Burma and Quentin Burdick

Moving to Mexico

Hurricanes 1992

Conventions and opinion polls

Clark Clifford

Ross Perot withraws

A history of party conventions

Canada and other democracies

Olympic sportsmanship

Extradition and freedom of speech

United Nations' first reporters

Military downsizing and Rio

The problems with the two party system, 1992

Ross Perot runs for American presidency

The end of the LA riots

Space shuttle Endeavour

Cities and social problems

Riots in Los Angeles, 1992

Columbus and Asimov

Tax fraud

Perils of the welfare state

The Army of North Virginia

The French and immigration

The bank of the House of Representatives

What Richard Nixon did next

Pat Buchanan

Judge Clarence Thomas

Japanese Americans 1942

New Hampshire primaries 1992

Events of 1991

US defence spending

Governor Bill Clinton

Operation Desert Storm

Japanese trade

American public schools