| 1 | Gorbachev's perilous experiment 1988-12-09 |
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| 2 | Yasser Arafat's speech at the UN, 1988 1988-12-02 |
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| 3 | Fears over US deficit 1988-11-25 |
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| 4 | A dirty campaign 1988-11-18 |
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| 5 | The 1988 presidential election 1988-11-11 |
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| 6 | George H W Bush vs Michael Dukakis 1988-11-04 |
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| 7 | The Bess Myerson trial begins 1988-10-28 |
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| 8 | Baseball and politics in 1988 1988-10-21 |
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| 9 | Testing public opinion 1988-10-14 |
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| 10 | 1988 televised debates, and Thatcher in 1979 1988-10-07 |
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Reagan Years (1981-1988)
Ronald Reagan’s presidency, from Reagonomics and the invasion of Grenada in his first term, to the Iran-contra scandal and reconciliation with Soviet leader Mihail Gorbachev in his second. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).
