Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
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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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America’s children, families and education
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
10/04/91 • 14 min
President Bush's attempts to reform US education, the impossibility of defining an average American family, and sexuality among schoolchildren.
John Maynard Keynes
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
03/15/91 • 13 min
J M Keynes' economic cure for President Roosevelt was to borrow and spend, but with pressing social problems and limited funds, how will Congress split their 1992 budget?
The Path To Kuwait, 1990
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
08/31/90 • 14 min
President Bush's meeting with leaders from around the World to discuss Saddam Hussein's move in to Kuwait and the path towards American intervention.
Shipbuilding In California
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
08/17/90 • 13 min
The economic growth in California since 1967, the work of Henry Kaiser to bring a military shipbuilding industry to the state, and the closure of Yosemite National Park.
Happy birthday, Charlie Chaplin
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
04/21/89 • 14 min
The 100th anniversary of the birth of Charlie Chaplin, and a personal recollection of the comic actor delivered by Alistair Cooke.
Conventions and opinion polls
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
08/14/92 • 14 min
The effect that party conventions have on opinion polls, and the contenders for the Republican nomination are reviewed by Alistair Cooke.
Soviets need soap, December 1989
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
12/08/89 • 14 min
The August Coup, 1991
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
08/23/91 • 13 min
Gennady Yanayev and the Gang of Eight grab for power in the 1991 August coup against Gorbachev. Cooke explores how the popularity of Boris Yeltsin inevitably caused their downfall.
150,000 more troops to Iraq
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
11/16/90 • 14 min
President Bush sends more troops in to the Gulf, the public confusion around the reasons for intervention, and the effect on Bush's approval ratings.
William J Brennan and David Souter
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)
07/27/90 • 14 min
The resignation of Justice William J Brennan and the appointment of David Souter, and the process of appointing a new judge to the Supreme Court, as discussed by Alistair Cooke.
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How many episodes does Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992) have?
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992) currently has 200 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.
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The episode title 'The English language and immigration' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)?
The average episode length on Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992) is 14 minutes.
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Episodes of Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992) are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992)?
The first episode of Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992) was released on Jan 6, 1989.
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