The Reagan years (1981-1988)

Gorbachev's perilous experiment

Misgivings over Gorbachev's liberalisation proposals as observers fear further splits from...

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Yasser Arafat's speech at the UN, 1988

Yasser Arafat's speech at the UN, the denial of his visa by US secretary of state George Schultz,...

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Fears over US deficit

The economy will be the first challenge facing the new president when his term starts in...

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A dirty campaign

Slander and innuendo are nothing new in campaigning - but the rhetoric will soon be erased. This...

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The 1988 presidential election

An overview of the ballot paper in the 1988 presidential elections, George Bush's "inevitable"...

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George H W Bush vs Michael Dukakis

A review of George H W Bush and Michael Dukakis' presidential campaigns, key values and...

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The Bess Myerson trial begins

The 1988 trial of Bess Myerson, the former Miss America and head of consumer affairs to New York...

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Baseball and politics in 1988

With the 1988 presidential race and World Series drawing to a close, Alistair Cooke looks at the...

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Testing public opinion

Quavering Quale affects voters' views on choice for president. This archive edition of Letter...

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1988 televised debates, and Thatcher in 1979

The polished nature of the Bush/Dukakis debates, the 'American-style' of Margaret Thatcher's...

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Looking good on TV

As the presidential candidates debate on TV, political prowess seems to be in the eye of the...

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Hurricane Gilbert

The impact of Hurricane Gilbert on Jamaica and Central America, and the 1938 hurricane that...

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The Democratic outsider

Jimmy Carter's rise to prominence of in 1976, and Michael Dukakis' struggle to establish a new...

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Yellowstone National Park, 1988

Too strange to be believed, the natural phenomena that prompted the founding of the US national...

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Etiquette for presidential candidates and the heat wave of Summer 1988

Remembering when presidential candidates only spoke about policy, and when Adlai Stephenson broke...

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Dan Quayle for vice president

Alistair Cooke reflects on why George H W Bush may have chosen Dan Quayle as vice-presidential...

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President Reagan’s final Republican Convention

President Reagan gives his farewell address at the Republican convention in Kansas. A heat wave,...

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Ed Koch, Mayor of New York

A look at the problems faced by New York's mayor Ed Koch, his weekly interrogation by the public...

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Day care and recreation

As the 1988 election looms closer, day care becomes a prime issue. Alistair Cooke reflects on the...

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America's polluted waters

Alistair Cooke reports on the polluted state of America's waters, coastline and lakes, its effect...

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