Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
BBC Radio 4
The assassinations of John F Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy through to Vietnam and America’s shame at the My Lai massacre. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).
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Big brains
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
01/21/62 • 13 min
How New York construction was brought to a halt by the Electrician's Union strike, and why the computer or 'the big brain' will soon change how people work.
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Honeymoon with President Johnson, 1966
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
08/21/66 • 14 min
Democracy demonstrated - how the President of the United States had to make way for Mr Meyer Sugarman's wedding night.
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Bobby Kennedy's assassination, 1968
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
06/09/68 • 13 min
An eyewitness account of the assassination of Bobby Kennedy on June 5, 1968 in Los Angeles, and the collective-guilt aftermath for America.
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1000th letter - American reactions to Vietnam, 1968
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
03/24/68 • 14 min
The national mood begins to change over the Vietnam war - how America began to move from early indifference to the recognition of a nightmare.
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Christmas 1967
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
12/24/67 • 13 min
Senator Jacob Javits' parking fine, Mayor Lindsay and the water commissioner, and a President Truman Christmas story.
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The LA Watts riots, 1965
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
08/22/65 • 14 min
The Watts riots in Los Angeles - were they an uprising by black Americans angry at their treatment or simply criminally motivated looting and violence?
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Clay vs Liston Fight
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
05/30/65 • 13 min
How the debacle of the Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston boxing prize fight tarnished one of the elements of American culture - sportsmanship
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Assassination of J F Kennedy, 1963
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
11/24/63 • 14 min
The assassination of John F Kennedy, the first president of the television age, and the style, grace and fun he brought to the White House.
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500th letter
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
09/08/57 • 15 min
Alistair Cooke remembers Lindsay Wellington, the BBC head who came up with the idea of weekly letters to help people in the UK understand American life in 1946.
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Television in America, 1951
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
01/19/51 • 13 min
How a new daily diet of television in America is changing people's lives, as reported by Alistair Cooke.
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How many episodes does Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s) have?
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s) currently has 13 episodes available.
What topics does Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s) cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)?
The episode title 'Honeymoon with President Johnson, 1966' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)?
The average episode length on Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s) is 13 minutes.
How often are episodes of Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s) released?
Episodes of Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s) are typically released every 490 days, 1 hour.
When was the first episode of Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)?
The first episode of Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s) was released on Jan 12, 1947.
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