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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
09.04.13
Über 900 Folgen des legendären wöchentlichen 15-Minuten-Programms, zum 90 Jahr-Jubiläum von der BBC öffentlich zugänglich gemacht: 
ext. Link. Der Nachlass von Alistair Cooke befindet sich in der Boston University/Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center ext. Link
Archivnummern: AP/e_eng/lfa_1990-1994_(Datum)
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| Datum | Datei | Inhalt | Dauer |
| 05.01.1990 | lfa_19900105.mp3 | The capture of General Noriega, 1990; With General Noriega of Panama captured by US forces, Alistair Cooke chronicles the American dealings with Noriega and the relationship between the two countries. | 14:00 |
| 12.01.1990 | lfa_19900112.mp3 | A brand new decade – 1990; The administration of Ronald Reagan and the upheaval of the American tax and welfare systems during the 1980s, as discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 15.00 |
| 19.01.1990 | lfa_19900119.mp3 | Changes to the American Family; A summary of how the American family has changed in the past 30 years and an explanation of why the prevalence of the microwave is a great indicator of the transformation. | 14:00 |
| 26.01.1990 | lfa_19900126.mp3 | Foreign aid budget; The invasion of Panama, the opinion of the American public of their tax dollars being spent abroad, and the reasons behind the shrinking of the foreign aid budget. | 15:00 |
| 02.02.1990 | lfa_19900202.mp3 | McEnroe and Gorbachev; The politeness of American crowds, the dismissal of John McEnroe from the Australian Open, and Gorbachev's plan to make a profit from peace, as discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 15:00 |
| 09.02.1990 | lfa_19900209.mp3 | US Foreign policy and defence spending; An examination of the recent surge in American public interest in foreign affairs, a cut to defence spending, and the threat posed by Mikhail Gorbachev. | 14:00 |
| 16.02.1990 | lfa_19900216.mp3 | Kansas City; Why Kansas City is no longer a unique microcosm of America, and ways in which Americans are changing their diet in an attempt to prolong their lives. | 15:00 |
| 23.02.1990 | lfa_19900223.mp3 | Presidential speechwriters; Peggy Noonan's revelations on writing speeches for Reagan and Bush, and how a great speech can shape the public persona of a politician. | 14:00 |
| 02.03.1990 | lfa_19900302.mp3 | Nicaraguan election 1990; With Daniel Ortega voted out of power in Nicaragua, Alistair Cooke details the turbulent relationship between Nicaragua and the United States. | 14:00 |
| 09.03.1990 | lfa_19900309.mp3 | The final flight of the SR-71 Blackbird; The final flight of the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, the Russian capture of an American pilot in 1960 and the cuts in the American public spending budgets. | 14:00 |
| 16.03.1990 | lfa_19900316.mp3 | Apocolyptic cults; A proclamation by the head of a fringe religious group that the World is going to end on St George's Day leads Alistair Cooke to investigate the realm of apocalyptic cults. | 14:00 |
| 23.03.1990 | lfa_19900323.mp3 | Pearl Harbour and church attendance; The Japanese peace envoys visiting the White House during the Pearl Harbour attacks, the use of Biblical language by modern-day Americans and the fall in church attendance. | 15:00 |
| 30.03.1990 | lfa_19900330.mp3 | President Bush's broccoli; Presidential press conferences, the lobbyist system, George Bush's dislike of broccoli, and the power of food as a political tool. | 15:00 |
| 06.04.1990 | lfa_19900406.mp3 | Harry Bridges; Alistair Cooke details the life and career of the labor leader, Harry Bridges, who initiated a general strike in San Francisco in 1934. | 14:00 |
| 13.04.1990 | lfa_19900413.mp3 | Diverse peoples under one language; Roosevelt's mission to unify a diverse people under the English language, and America's many Christians sects, as explored by Alistair Cooke. | 15:00 |
| 20.04.1990 | lfa_19900420.mp3 | Earth Day, 1990; With Earth Day approaching, Alistair Cooke discusses acid rain, the Clean Air act, and a selection of books that have shifted our opinions about the environment. | 15:00 |
| 27.04.1990 | lfa_19900427.mp3 | The End of the Eighties - Great or Greedy?; Alistair Cooke muses on the end of the Reagan era and a collective shift away from the greed of the 'me' decade. | 15:00 |
| 04.05.1990 | lfa_19900504.mp3 | Robert Mapplethorpe in Cincinnati; The controversy surrounding an exhibition by Robert Mapplethorpe, the conservative nature of Cincinnati, and the work of Judge Wolsey to bring Joyce's Ulysses to the US. | 14:00 |
| 18.05.1990 | lfa_19900518.mp3 | Greta Garbo and Jim Henson; The death of Greta Garbo, the way in which television is prolonging the life of movies, and a eulogy for puppeteer Jim Henson, as discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 25.05.1990 | lfa_19900525.mp3 | Memorial Day, 1990; In the week of Memorial Day, Alistair Cooke looks at the effect that an upcoming holiday has on Congress and examines the legislation affecting the arms and tobacco industries. | 14:00 |
| 01.06.1990 | lfa_19900601.mp3 | Richard Paul Pavlik; The spontaneous walkabouts of Mr Gorbachev, and an aborted attempt on the life of President Kennedy by Richard Paul Pavlik in Palm Beach, Florida in December 1960. | 14:00 |
| 08.06.1990 | lfa_19900608.mp3 | Diane Feinstein; Following the emergence of Diane Feinstein as Democratic nomination for the Governor of California, Alistair Cooke profiles the politician, and details Proposition 111. | 14:00 |
| 15.06.1990 | lfa_19900615.mp3 | An Indepedent Quebec; Charles de Gaulle's 1967 speech calling for an independent Quebec, healthcare and gun control in Canada, and the American view of their neighbour to the north. | 14:00 |
| 29.06.1990 | lfa_19900629.mp3 | Nelson Mandela In America; Nelson Mandela's 1990 visit to the United States, the ANC's reluctance to renounce violence, and the conflict between pro and anti-abortionists, as discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 06.07.1990 | lfa_19900706.mp3 | Independence Day 1990; A French insight in to Independence Day, the British stereotype of American pastimes, and a travel guide for tourists visiting New York State, as discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 15:00 |
| 13.07.1990 | lfa_19900713.mp3 | The 1990 World Cup; With the World Cup drawing to a close, Alistair Cooke looks forward to 1994 when the USA will hold the tournament and examines the American interest in soccer. | 15:00 |
| 20.07.1990 | lfa_19900720.mp3 | The Cambodian guerilla coalition; President Bush withdraws the US diplomatic recognition of the Cambodian guerrilla coalition due to the human rights record of the regime. | 15:00 |
| 27.07.1990 | lfa_19900727.mp3 | William J Brennan and David Souter; 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. | 15:00 |
| 03.08.1990 | lfa_19900803.mp3 | NYC's new immigrants; Today's immigrants to New York and why they don't speak English, and the invitation to black players to join the Augusta National golf club in 1990. | 15:00 |
| 17.08.1990 | lfa_19900817.mp3 | Shipbuilding In California; 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. | 14:00 |
| 31.08.1990 | lfa_19900831.mp3 | The Path To Kuwait, 1990; 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. | 15:00 |
| 07.09.1990 | lfa_19900907.mp3 | James Baker and Russians in Iraq; Secretary James Baker's questioning by the Senate foreign relations committee on Iraq; the presence of Russian military advisors working with Saddam Hussein on advanced weapons. | 15:00 |
| 14.09.1990 | lfa_19900914.mp3 | Chernobyl and the Star Wars defence program; The lessons learned from Chernobyl, the hesitation in Congress over the Star Wars defence program, and the motivations of American doctors conducting clinical trials abroad. | 15:00 |
| 21.09.1990 | lfa_19900921.mp3 | New York - a melting pot?; The cultural makeup of New York, ‘The Melting Pot’ and plays of Israel Zangwill, and the separation of Irish, Jewish, black, Italian and Puerto Rican communities in NYC. | 15:00 |
| 28.09.1990 | lfa_19900928.mp3 | A unanimous United Nations; The Soviet foreign minister denounces the action of Saddam Hussein to the United Nations, and the first, and last, unanimous vote reached by the Council in June, 1950. | 14:00 |
| 05.10.1990 | lfa_19901005.mp3 | The 14th amendment; The role of women in the armed forces, the life and work of Lady Astor, the fourteenth amendment and equal access to locker rooms. | 15:00 |
| 12.10.1990 | lfa_19901012.mp3 | End of the fiscal year, 1990; The Columbus Day parade, the closure of National parks and museums due to the end of the fiscal year and the start of a new budget, and the appointment of Justice David Souter. | 14:00 |
| 19.10.1990 | lfa_19901019.mp3 | President Bush and the 1990 national budget; President Bush and the Senate struggling to agree on a national budget, the workings of the federal system, and the 1990 Congressional elections, as detailed by Alistair Cooke. | 15:00 |
| 26.10.1990 | lfa_19901026.mp3 | Intervention in the Gulf and no new taxes; President Bush's difficulty in finalising proposals for the national budget, and garnering support for the American presence in the Gulf. | 15:00 |
| 02.11.1990 | lfa_19901102.mp3 | The CIA and Kuwaiti conspiracy; A press conference by the Iraqi Ambassador in Washington and American scepticism surrounding the allegations of a CIA and Kuwaiti conspiracy, as detailed by Alistair Cooke. | 15:00 |
| 09.11.1990 | lfa_19901109.mp3 | 1990 mid-term elections; In the week after the 1990 mid-term elections, Alistair Cooke compares the predictions and the results of the vote, and discusses the failure of the Democrats to find a leader. | 15:00 |
| 16.11.1990 | lfa_19901116.mp3 | 150,000 more troops to Iraq; 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. | 15:00 |
| 23.11.1990 | lfa_19901123.mp3 | Margaret Thatcher and travelling during Thanksgiving; The American perception of Margaret Thatcher and the effect of the recession on air travel during Thanksgiving, as discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 07.12.1990 | lfa_19901207.mp3 | Pearl Harbour, Dick Cheney and Saddam Hussein; The attack on Pearl Harbour, Congress and President Bush's conflict over the power to take the country to war, and Dick Cheney's objections to sanctions against Saddam Hussein. | 15:00 |
| 14.12.1990 | lfa_19901214.mp3 | Black Americans in the armed forces; The disproportionate amount of African Americans serving in the US military, and the Harris poll revealing a gender split in the opposition towards military intervention. | 15:00 |
| 21.12.1990 | lfa_19901221.mp3 | Gender-specific terminology and Michael Milken; The Mayor of Los Angeles' attempt to eliminate gender-specific terminology, Betty Friedan’s 'The Feminine Mystique' and the conclusion of the trial of Michael Milken. | 15:00 |
| 28.12.1990 | lfa_19901228.mp3 | Vermont, snowboarders, and Nancy Cruzan; From his holiday retreat in Vermont, Alistair Cooke muses on the benefits of getting away from it all, ponders the plight of the snowboarder and discusses the right to die. | 14:00 |
| 04.01.1991 | lfa_19910104.mp3 | Legal guns vs murder rates; Does legal firearm ownership increase the number of murders in America? Alistair Cooke reflects on what is causing the high volume of murders in New York City. | 15:00 |
| 11.01.1991 | lfa_19910111.mp3 | Pan Am declares bankruptcy; Examining the iconic airline Pan Am's rise and fall, whilst considering how the US constitution has enforced tax payment and may protect a woman's right to strip. | 15:00 |
| 18.01.1991 | lfa_19910118.mp3 | The Gulf War begins, January 1991; Aerial bombs dropping on Kuwait signal the start of the Gulf war. Reports of Operation Desert Storm reveal how the age of the instant satellite communication affects broadcasting. | 15:00 |
| 25.01.1991 | lfa_19910125.mp3 | Saddam Hussein or the Bogie Man; Whilst Saddam Hussein's Scud missiles attack Israel, Alistair Cooke considers how the 24/7 spontaneous news coverage is being viewed by both the allies and the Iraqis. | 14:00 |
| 01.02.1991 | lfa_19910201.mp3 | Gulf War censorship; Should news from the Gulf War be censored? Alistair Cooke explores how public support for the war changes with each news report. | 15:00 |
| 08.02.1991 | lfa_19910208.mp3 | Airport terrorist attack fears; Fears of terrorist attacks have reduced the number of people flying. Alistair Cooke considers if the Gulf War has exacerbated the situation and whether extra security is needed. | 14:00 |
| 15.02.1991 | lfa_19910215.mp3 | Indecent behaviour during war; In times of war how much care-free behaviour should we indulge in? Alistair Cooke ponders on what classifies as indecent behaviour. | 14:00 |
| 22.02.1991 | lfa_19910222.mp3 | Drought and domestic partnerships; Water conservation in Los Angeles, the first couples register their domestic partnerships in San Francisco, and Churchill's refusal of the term "impaired combatant personel". | 15:00 |
| 01.03.1991 | lfa_19910301.mp3 | Kuwait on the map; Kuwait, Riyadh and Baghdad are now known all over America. Alistair Cooke reflects on how war has added new locations to the public conscience. | 14:00 |
| 08.03.1991 | lfa_19910308.mp3 | End of the Gulf War; The Gulf War (1990-91) is over and President Bush Snr basks in its glory, but Cooke reflects on the fickle nature of opinion polls and whether public approval will be sustainable. | 15:00 |
| 15.03.1991 | lfa_19910315.mp3 | John Maynard Keynes; 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? | 14:00 |
| 22.03.1991 | lfa_19910322.mp3 | Ambassador Glaspie's interventions; April Glaspie, American Ambassador to Iraq, is called to explain her pre-war conversations with Saddam Hussein. Could her words have aided the start of the 1990/1 Persian Gulf War? | 14:00 |
| 29.03.1991 | lfa_19910329.mp3 | Gorbachev's Yeltsin rally ban; Gorbachev's banning of a Yeltsin rally in Moscow worries Alistair Cooke before he reflects on a rift between President Bush and General Schwarzkopf. | 15:00 |
| 05.04.1991 | lfa_19910405.mp3 | CNN post-war malaise; How CNN's constant Gulf War coverage has led to a post war malaise amongst some of the viewing public. | 15:00 |
| 12.04.1991 | lfa_19910412.mp3 | President Bush defends Gulf War; President George H W Bush has to defend his Gulf War actions against Saddam Hussein as the American public debate whether troops should have been sent to Saudi Arabia. | 14:00 |
| 19.04.1991 | lfa_19910419.mp3 | Gorbachev’s Japanese investment trip; Gorbachev's visit to Japan to encourage investment is stalled by Soviet ownership of the Kuril Islands. Plus, a 1958 meeting between Soviet leader Mr. Khrushchev and Richard Nixon. | 14:00 |
| 26.04.1991 | lfa_19910426.mp3 | Nancy Reagan's biography; An unauthorised biography of ex-pesident's wife, Mrs Reagan makes Alistair Cooke question how gossip becomes news, whilst President Bush struggles to defend his Gulf War. | 14:00 |
| 03.05.1991 | lfa_19910503.mp3 | May Day protest in Moscow; A May Day parade in Moscow gives Alistair Cooke a curious topic to discuss with UN Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko before considering cummunists in America. | 14:00 |
| 10.05.1991 | lfa_19910510.mp3 | President Bush’s heart surgery; President Bush's heart surgery causes a wave of media panic and scrutiny to fall on Vice-President Dan Quayle. | 15:00 |
| 17.05.1991 | lfa_19910517.mp3 | Passive smoking and cholesterol control; Public smoking restrictions get Alistair Cooke investigating how the Food and Drug Administration are protecting the public health and he turns his eye on cholesterol. | 15:00 |
| 31.05.1991 | lfa_19910531.mp3 | Tompkins Square Park Riot (1988); The social injustice which sparked riots in Tompkins Square Park in 1988, and how the social acceptibilty of homelessness has changed over the years. | 15:00 |
| 07.06.1991 | lfa_19910607.mp3 | Freedom of Information; The American Department of Defence's publication of Iraqi casualties from the Gulf War leads Alistair Cooke to explore the uses and abuses of the Freedom of Information Act. | 15:00 |
| 14.06.1991 | lfa_19910614.mp3 | Michael Weiss the zip code wizard; Michael Weiss' research into zip codes can determine the books you read, the car you drive and how you like your eggs in the morning. Alistair Cooke finds out how. | 14:00 |
| 21.06.1991 | lfa_19910621.mp3 | Boris Yeltsin's White House visit; Yeltsin's visit contrasts to one he made in '89 when the US favoured Gorbachev. A bizarre encounter with Senator William Cohen of Maine, and an end to the trials of Oliver North. | 14:00 |
| 28.06.1991 | lfa_19910628.mp3 | Nude dancing in Indiana; Nude dancing in the state of Indiana causes the American Supreme Court to question the violation of the 1st Amendment, and the obscenity of publicly exhibiting genitalia. | 14:00 |
| 05.07.1991 | lfa_19910705.mp3 | Gavrilo Princip kills Duke Franz Ferdinand; How Serbian Gavrilo Princip, the murderer of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary, destroyed the empire and instigated the First World War in one shot. | 14:00 |
| 12.07.1991 | lfa_19910712.mp3 | Stress related illness; American 'know how' and the rise of stress related illnesses in both America and Britain are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 19.07.1991 | lfa_19910719.mp3 | Gorbachev and the G7 summit; How commentators around the world now view Mr Gorbachev, and his attendence of the 17th G7 summit held in London. | 15:00 |
| 26.07.1991 | lfa_19910726.mp3 | Bank of Credit and Commerce International scandal; The Bank of Credit and Commerce International scandal is heightened when Mr Major dares Mr Kinnock to use the word "liar" in the House of Commons. | 14:00 |
| 02.08.1991 | lfa_19910802.mp3 | President George W H Bush’s re-election; Is President George H W Bush unbeatable in the next election? Alistair Cooke considers his Desert Storm glory verses chronic social problems at home. | 15:00 |
| 09.08.1991 | lfa_19910809.mp3 | Mayor David Dinkins asks NYC public; Mayor of New York City, David Dinkins, opens his doors to the public to hear their solutions to social problems such as drugs, homelessness and crime. | 15:00 |
| 16.08.1991 | lfa_19910816.mp3 | UN economic sanctions; Could the United Nations' economic sanctions have crippled Saddam Hussein? Plus, how personal boycotts enable consumers to become socially responsible. | 15:00 |
| 23.08.1991 | lfa_19910823.mp3 | The August Coup, 1991; 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. | 14:00 |
| 30.08.1991 | lfa_19910830.mp3 | Gorbachev's nuclear arsenal; After the Soviet coup to overpower Gorbachev, America is now wondering who is in charge of the nuclear arsenal. | 15:00 |
| 06.09.1991 | lfa_19910906.mp3 | President Bush and Winston Churchill; President George H W Bush's ratings for re-election are boosted by the Gorbachev coup. Cooke compares his invulnerability with that of Winston Churchill. | 14:00 |
| 13.09.1991 | lfa_19910913.mp3 | Congressional hearings; An orgy of tv trials awaiting the American public and the surrogate trials that go under the name of Congressional Committee hearings are discussed. | 15:00 |
| 20.09.1991 | lfa_19910920.mp3 | Colonel Oliver North's trial; The trial of former Marine Colonel, Oliver North, over the sale of arms to Iran which resulted in the 1986 Iran-Contra scandal, shows how key witness immunity can devastate cases. | 15:00 |
| 30.09.1991 | lfa_19910930.mp3 | Relations between Israel and the US; A look at the strained relations between Israel and the US, the plight of refugees in the Middle East, and the global misconception about the state of US finances. | 15:00 |
| 04.10.1991 | lfa_19911004.mp3 | America’s children, families and education; President Bush's attempts to reform US education, the impossibility of defining an average American family, and sexuality among schoolchildren. | 15:00 |
| 11.10.1991 | lfa_19911011.mp3 | Sexual harassment and Judge Clarence Thomas; Examining Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations against President Bush's new choice for the Supreme Court, Judge Clarence Thomas, and defining sexual harassment in US law. | 14:00 |
| 18.10.1991 | lfa_19911018.mp3 | Anita Hill vs Judge Clarence Thomas; Examining Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations against President Bush's new choice for the Supreme Court, Judge Clarence Thomas, and the verdict the trial reached. | 14:00 |
| 25.10.1991 | lfa_19911025.mp3 | 1991 Cambodian peace treaty; The 1991 Cambodian peace treaty is signed in Paris. Alistair Cooke compares the rehabilitation of dictator Pol Pot to Cuba's Fidel Castro and Iraq's Saddam Hussein. | 14:00 |
| 01.11.1991 | lfa_19911101.mp3 | Tobacco brands at the 1991 World Baseball Series; Why the Federal Trade Commission decided to ban the sight of tobacco brand names on TV after the 1991 World Baseball Series between the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves. | 14:00 |
| 08.11.1991 | lfa_19911108.mp3 | Robert Maxwell and Fred MacMurray; Memories of British publisher Robert Maxwell (1923-1991) and Double Indemnity actor Fred MacMurray (1908-1991). | 14:00 |
| 15.11.1991 | lfa_19911115.mp3 | The lucky George Bush; The unfailing luck of George H W Bush, and the failure of the Democrats to capitalise on the president's poor performance on the economy and hesitance towards domestic issues. | 14:00 |
| 22.11.1991 | lfa_19911122.mp3 | David Duke; A profile of David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Klu Klux Klan running for the governorship of Louisiana as a Republican in 1991. | 14:00 |
| 29.11.1991 | lfa_19911129.mp3 | George H W's popularity in 1991; A fall in the confidence of President Bush's handling of the economy, the suspension of Congress in 1991, and the diaries of James Agate. | 14:00 |
| 06.12.1991 | lfa_19911206.mp3 | Biden and Kinnock; Senator Joe Biden's echoing of a speech by Neil Kinnock, the effect on his presidential campaign in 1987, and the danger of a politician speaking out of turn in the digital age. | 14:00 |
| 13.12.1991 | lfa_19911213.mp3 | Robert Maxwell and libel law; Would US libel law have prevented Robert Maxwell from blocking examination of his business dealings? Alistair Cooke compares the differences between US and English libel law. | 15:00 |
| 20.12.1991 | lfa_19911220.mp3 | America’s recession and Russian nuclear security; Alan Greenspan confirms a US recession despite the Bush administration's refusal to recognise it, attention turns to domestic policy and fear of nuclear weapons on the loose. | 15:00 |
| 27.12.1991 | lfa_19911227.mp3 | Shared concerns in Britain and America; Considering extended awareness of American issues in Britain, how similar the economic and social concerns of the two countries have become and thoughts on Alzheimer's disease. | 15:00 |
| 03.01.1992 | lfa_19920103.mp3 | American public schools; American public schools and their limitations, and how one educator from Alabama, Kevin Welch, is at war with developmental psychologists, discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 10.01.1992 | lfa_19920110.mp3 | Japanese trade; American and Japanese relations over the years, a history of Japanese trade, and how General MacArthur shaped modern Japan. | 15:00 |
| 17.01.1992 | lfa_19920117.mp3 | Operation Desert Storm; The successes and failures of Operation Desert Storm a year on , along with the story of political activist Angela Davis. | 14:00 |
| 24.01.1992 | lfa_19920124.mp3 | Governor Bill Clinton; Governor Bill Clinton, the front runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, and the scrutinizing of his personal undertakings. | 15:00 |
| 31.01.1992 | lfa_19920131.mp3 | US defence spending; The proposed cuts to the United States defence budget, and the wide spectrum of reactions from both Republicans and Democrats, discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 07.02.1992 | lfa_19920207.mp3 | Events of 1991; Following a recent opinion poll on the significance of the major events of 1991, Alistair Cooke looks back on the previous year and examines the top American choices on the list. | 15:00 |
| 14.02.1992 | lfa_19920214.mp3 | New Hampshire primaries 1992; Alistair Cooke assesses the candidates for the upcoming New Hampshire primary elections, including Democrats Clinton and Tsongas, and Republicans Bush and Buchanan. | 14:00 |
| 21.02.1992 | lfa_19920221.mp3 | Japanese Americans 1942; Executive Order 9066, Franklin D Roosevelt's presidential order that authorised the removal of all Japanese living in California in February 1942, remembered. | 14:00 |
| 28.02.1992 | lfa_19920228.mp3 | Judge Clarence Thomas; The allegations made against Judge Clarence Thomas, and the fate of the journalists who brought the story to the public consciousness. | 15:00 |
| 06.03.1992 | lfa_19920306.mp3 | Pat Buchanan; Following the New Hampshire primary, Alistair Cooke profiles Republican candidate Pat Buchanan, and asks whether a vote for Buchanan is really a vote against George Bush. | 14:00 |
| 13.03.1992 | lfa_19920313.mp3 | What Richard Nixon did next; The presidential tenure of Richard Nixon and his diplomatic activities after leaving office | 14:00 |
| 20.03.1992 | lfa_19920320.mp3 | The bank of the House of Representatives; The US Presidential campaign, and the ethics of the closure of the bank of the House of Representatives. | 14:00 |
| 27.03.1992 | lfa_19920327.mp3 | The French and immigration; The differing attitudes of French and American politicians towards immigration and the expectations of a brand new US citizen, examined by Alistair Cooke. | 15:00 |
| 03.04.1992 | lfa_19920403.mp3 | The Army of North Virginia; Why Senator Warren Rudman quit, the importance of 9th July to the Army of Northern Virginia, and the story of Sir Lionel Sackville-West, Ambassador to America in 1888. | 14:00 |
| 10.04.1992 | lfa_19920410.mp3 | Perils of the welfare state; The potential perils of a large welfare state and how one presidential candidate, Ross Perot, is proposing to reduce government spending, discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 17.04.1992 | lfa_19920417.mp3 | Tax fraud; Following the income tax declaration deadline of April 15th, Alistair Cooke examines the case of Leona Helmsley, a wealthy New York hotelier accused of tax fraud. | 14:00 |
| 24.04.1992 | lfa_19920424.mp3 | Columbus and Asimov; The mixed emotions felt by the Americans and Spanish towards Christopher Columbus, and the work of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. | 14:00 |
| 01.05.1992 | lfa_19920501.mp3 | Riots in Los Angeles, 1992; Following the conclusion of trial of the police officers accused of beating Rodney King, Cooke details the violent disturbances in Los Angeles happening in the wake of the verdict. | 15:00 |
| 08.05.1992 | lfa_19920508.mp3 | Cities and social problems; The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, Jack Kemp's work, and the social problems faced by the large cities of the United States. | 15:00 |
| 15.05.1992 | lfa_19920515.mp3 | Space shuttle Endeavour; The latest mission of the space shuttle Endeavour, and what President Bush will have to do to improve his approval rating following the Gulf War, are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 22.05.1992 | lfa_19920522.mp3 | The end of the LA riots; With the riots in Los Angeles over, Alistair Cooke describes the conclusions drawn by Vice-President Quayle following the violence, and questions the priorities of the White House. | 14:00 |
| 29.05.1992 | lfa_19920529.mp3 | Ross Perot runs for American presidency ; Businessman Ross Perot runs for American presidency. Alistair Cooke analyses the man who founded Electronic Data Systems and owned General Motors. | 14:00 |
| 05.06.1992 | lfa_19920605.mp3 | The problems with the two party system, 1992; The rise of Ross Perot, the American dissatisfaction with the two party system and how President Bush planned to win back the White House. | 15:00 |
| 12.06.1992 | lfa_19920612.mp3 | Military downsizing and Rio; How the military downsizing will impact on employment, and the opposition to President Bush's proposals at the recent Earth Summit in Rio 1992. | 15:00 |
| 19.06.1992 | lfa_19920619.mp3 | United Nations' first reporters; A recollection of the first gathering of the UN, the celebrity journalists who covered the meeting; Joan Stitt McMenamin, the outgoing headmistress of Nightingale-Bamford School. | 15:00 |
| 26.06.1992 | lfa_19920626.mp3 | Extradition and freedom of speech; The law surrounding extradition and the relationship between freedom of speech and racism, following two prominent Supreme Court rulings. | 15:00 |
| 03.07.1992 | lfa_19920703.mp3 | Olympic sportsmanship; The idea of sportsmanship and the battle against the steroids which can help fulfil athletic ambitions in the approach to the Barcelona Olympic Games . | 14:00 |
| 10.07.1992 | lfa_19920710.mp3 | Canada and other democracies; The role of Canada within the UN peacekeeping force, the need to compare foreign democracies, and the insular nature of the US debate on abortion. | 15:00 |
| 17.07.1992 | lfa_19920717.mp3 | A history of party conventions; Three dramatic party conventions from the past, and how the system of choosing a presidential candidate has evolved. | 14:00 |
| 24.07.1992 | lfa_19920724.mp3 | Ross Perot withraws; Ross Perot withdraws from the 1992 presidential race, the mystery surrounding his exit, and one tiny, fatal slip during Perot's speech to the NAACP. | 14:00 |
| 31.07.1992 | lfa_19920731.mp3 | Clark Clifford; A look at the political career of the presidential advisor and former US Defense Secretary, Clark Clifford, following Clark's recent indictment in connection with the BCCI scandal. | 15:00 |
| 14.08.1992 | lfa_19920814.mp3 | Conventions and opinion polls; The effect that party conventions have on opinion polls, and the contenders for the Republican nomination are reviewed by Alistair Cooke. | 15:00 |
| 28.08.1992 | lfa_19920828.mp3 | Hurricanes 1992; Remembering his time aboard a ship travelling in extreme weather conditions from England to New York, Alistair Cooke anticipates the beginning of the 1992 hurricane season. | 15:00 |
| 04.09.1992 | lfa_19920904.mp3 | Moving to Mexico; The closure of the Smith-Corona factory in Syracuse, New York, the financial troubles of US manufacturers and strategies for survival in an age of free trade. | 14:00 |
| 11.09.1992 | lfa_19920911.mp3 | Burma and Quentin Burdick; The political situation in Burma, a proclamation by Reverend Pat Robertson, and Senator Quentin Burdick of North Dakota. | 14:00 |
| 18.09.1992 | lfa_19920918.mp3 | Black Wednesday 1992; The UK withdraws from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism after Black Wednesday, and the way in which the US allocates powers and responsibilities to individual states. | 14:00 |
| 25.09.1992 | lfa_19920925.mp3 | Historical events of the 20th Century; Some notable entries from a dictionary of 20th Century history leave Alistair Cooke wondering if the upcoming election will feature in a future edition. | 14:00 |
| 02.10.1992 | lfa_19921002.mp3 | Touring authors; The modern author as touring book salesman, the autobiography of Gulf War General H Norman Schwarzkopf and a potential scandal for President Bush. | 14:00 |
| 09.10.1992 | lfa_19921009.mp3 | Electoral debates past and present; The history of electoral debates from Lincoln to Clinton and the power of public perception in the run up to the 1992 US presidential election. | 14:00 |
| 16.10.1992 | lfa_19921016.mp3 | Columbus: hero or villain?; The legacy of Christopher Columbus is examined by Alistair Cooke. Should he be regarded as a hero or an enslaving villain? | 14:00 |
| 23.10.1992 | lfa_19921023.mp3 | The business of sport; The business of sport, and an embarrassing incident involving the Canadian flag are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 30.10.1992 | lfa_19921030.mp3 | Election predictions and certainties; The 1992 Presidential election, the dangers of predicting the outcome of the vote and a look to history for examples of election certainty. | 15:00 |
| 06.11.1992 | lfa_19921106.mp3 | Bill Clinton's clothes; The tendency of journalists flock to Washington to hear the result of an election and the rejection of the blue blazer for jeans by President-elect, Bill Clinton. | 14:00 |
| 13.11.1992 | lfa_19921113.mp3 | Predicting elections; Complex methods for predicting presidential election results, and the effect Ross Perot had on the outcome, are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 20.11.1992 | lfa_19921120.mp3 | The executive branch; Why a change of president does not necessarily mean a shift in power, and why it takes so long to move in, and out, of the White House. | 15:00 |
| 27.11.1992 | lfa_19921127.mp3 | Millicent Fenwick; Following the death of Millicent Fenwick in September, Alistair Cooke profiles the late Congresswoman and details the female additions to the Senate in 1992. | 15:00 |
| 04.12.1992 | lfa_19921204.mp3 | Clinton's economy; A month on from the presidential election, Alistair Cooke anticipates the effect that a new president, and a boost in public confidence, will have on the economy. | 14:00 |
| 11.12.1992 | lfa_19921211.mp3 | Casablanca 50th anniversary, 1992; Casablanca's impact and the effect the film had on cinema audiences of 1942 are remembered by Alistair Cooke on its 50th anniversary. | 15:00 |
| 18.12.1992 | lfa_19921218.mp3 | The English language and immigration; The realities of unlimited immigration, andthe movement that proposes to make English the official language of the United States. | 15:00 |
| 24.12.1992 | lfa_19921224.mp3 | An economic summit; President-Elect Bill Clinton, calls for a gathering of experts to help guide his economic policy, and what he may do to reduce the national deficit. | 14:00 |
| 01.01.1993 | lfa_19930101.mp3 | John Cage, Wilbur Mills and Oliver Franks; A look back at the lives of the notable figures to die in 1992, including composer John Cage, politician Wilbur Mills and British Ambassador Oliver Franks. | |
| 08.01.1993 | lfa_19930108.mp3 | Bill Clinton's first cabinet and multiculturalism; The diverse cabinet selected by President-elect Bill Clinton, and the problems posed to hospitals by the large range of languages spoken by their patients. | |
| 15.01.1993 | lfa_19930115.mp3 | UN weapons inspectors in Iraq; The search for Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons by the United Nations, President Clinton's promise to concentrate on domestic affairs, and potential for war in the Far East. | |
| 22.01.1993 | lfa_19930122.mp3 | President Clinton's inauguration; A costly inauguration for President Clinton, and the traditions of the ceremony as followed by Presidents Jefferson, Carter and Reagan. | |
| 29.01.1993 | lfa_19930129.mp3 | President Clinton's first week in office; Clinton's first week in office is marred by abandoned campaign promises, a bruising encounter with the military and a failed attempt to make Mrs Baird Attorney General. | |
| 05.02.1993 | lfa_19930205.mp3 | Reforming the military; The limits of presidential power and two presidential attempts to reform the US military: Truman's racial desegregation and Clinton's attempt to allow homosexuals to openly enlist. | |
| 12.02.1993 | lfa_19930212.mp3 | Government waste and White House job cuts; President Clinton's proposal to cut government waste, George Bush's dislike of broccoli, and a reduction in the number of staff in the White House, as discussed by Alistair Cooke. | |
| 19.02.1993 | lfa_19930219.mp3 | Zoe Baird and American childcare; What the blocking of proposed Attorney General, Zoe Baird, reveals about US childcare, why Americans employ illegal immigrants and the fashion for government by phone-in. | |
| 26.02.1993 | lfa_19930226.mp3 | James Baker and Clinton's deficit; Outgoing cabinet member James Baker, President Clinton's failure to deliver on his campaign promise of a tax cut for the middle class, and the true cost of healthcare. | |
| 05.03.1993 | lfa_19930305.mp3 | World Trade Centre basement explosion; An explosion in the basement of the World Trade Centre, the resultant shock and speculation and the remarkable calm of people temporarily trapped inside the building. | |
| 12.03.1993 | lfa_19930312.mp3 | David Koresh and Reverend Jim Jones; An FBI raid on David Koresh's religious camp in Mount Carmel reminds Alistair Cooke of the cult leader Reverend Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple, and their mass suicide in 1978. | |
| 19.03.1993 | lfa_19930319.mp3 | The Irish in New York City; An attempt by the Ancient Order of Hibernians to ban the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organisation from New York's St. Patrick's Day parade is examined by Alistair Cooke. | |
| 26.03.1993 | lfa_19930326.mp3 | Ambassador Raymond G H Seitz; Raymond G H Seitz becomes the first career diplomat to be appointed as United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James's. | |
| 02.04.1993 | lfa_19930402.mp3 | Bill Clinton's Presidential Honeymoon; Expensive Britain, Bill Clinton's Presidential Honeymoon and Screen Violence are examined by Alistair Cooke. | |
| 05.04.1993 | lfa_19930405.mp3 | The history of US-Russia summits; Yeltsin and Clinton meet in Vancouver and Alistair Cooke considers the eventful history of US-Russia summits and what purpose they serve after the Cold War. | |
| 16.04.1993 | lfa_19930416.mp3 | Prisoner rehabilitation; Alistair Cooke remembers reporting on the 100th Anniversary of the California gold rush and contemplates the pros and cons of prisoner rehabilitation. | |
| 23.04.1993 | lfa_19930423.mp3 | Rodney King trial; Examination of Rodney King's second trial for civil rights violations after being beaten by police. His first trial acquitted the officers and caused the 1992 LA race riots. | |
| 30.04.1993 | lfa_19930430.mp3 | Economic recession and military spending cuts; The possibility of the US sliding back into economic depression and the ramifications of Clinton's military spending cuts in California. | |
| 07.05.1993 | lfa_19930507.mp3 | President Clinton's first 100 days in office; The successes and failures of President Clinton's first 100 days in office and how the Roosevelt presidency set the benchmark for judging a new President's progress. | |
| 14.05.1993 | lfa_19930514.mp3 | Racial tensions in New York; The history of racial tensions in New York, the gap between policy ideals and their reality and the chaos caused by the presidential visits to the city. | |
| 21.05.1993 | lfa_19930521.mp3 | The closing of the San Francisco Presidio; Alistair Cooke reflects on the closing of the San Francisco Presidio, a historic military base that has been a garrison for over 200 years. | |
| 28.05.1993 | lfa_19930528.mp3 | Hair Force One; Clinton's falling approval rating, accusations of cronyism, the importance of the trivial in presidential politics and what happens when a boy from Arkansas gets a $200 haircut. | |
| 04.06.1993 | lfa_19930604.mp3 | Gary Graham and the death penalty; Texas death row inmate Gary Graham, the vagaries of constitutional interpretation, state law and the legal complexities of the death penalty. | |
| 11.06.1993 | lfa_19930611.mp3 | The future of advertising; A dystopian future for advertising and the people planning to put messages on animals, the wind and the edge of space. | |
| 18.06.1993 | lfa_19930618.mp3 | President Clinton's alcohol and tobacco taxes; The ramifications of President Clinton's attempt to introduce 'sin taxes' on alcohol and tobacco. | |
| 25.06.1993 | lfa_19930625.mp3 | The Haitian refugees enter America; The US government allows the Haitian refugees held at Guantanamo Bay to enter the US and considering the chequered history of immigration into New York. | |
| 02.07.1993 | lfa_19930702.mp3 | US foreign policy in Bosnia; Tennis player Goran Ivaniševic's demand to be recognised as Croatian, the escalating failure of US foreign policy in Bosnia and a puzzling missile attack on Baghdad. | |
| 09.07.1993 | lfa_19930709.mp3 | The Tokyo G8 summit and unemployment; The activities of the 1992 G8 summit in Tokyo and the ways in which governments through history have dealt with the problem of unemployment. | |
| 16.07.1993 | lfa_19930716.mp3 | Choosing a US ambassador to London; President Clinton's planned replacement of Raymond Sites with Admiral William Crowe as ambassador to London and the sometimes dubious history of US diplomatic appointments. | |
| 23.07.1993 | lfa_19930723.mp3 | Mississippi relief package; How will President Clinton pay for his Mississippi flood relief package in a time of austerity? How Reganism and Thatcherism are still powerful forces in policy making. | |
| 30.07.1993 | lfa_19930730.mp3 | General Matthew Ridgeway; The death of General Matthew Ridgeway, his rise to prominence during US intervention in Korea, his stance on nuclear weapons and the nature of 'good war'. | |
| 06.08.1993 | lfa_19930806.mp3 | America's exceptional weather; Examining an unseasonably hot San Francisco summer and why America's weather, drowning Missouri and parching Georgia, is in the wrong place and refusing to budge. | |
| 13.08.1993 | lfa_19930813.mp3 | Obsenity and public art funding; Controversy over public art funding in the US, the struggles of the National Endowment for the Arts and the history of attempts to protect the public from obscenity. | |
| 20.08.1993 | lfa_19930820.mp3 | Presidential recreation; The meaning attached to the time presidents spend on vacation, recreation and playing sport in light of the Clinton family's holiday in Martha's Vineyard. | |
| 27.08.1993 | lfa_19930827.mp3 | The Korean war and political holidays; The real reason the Russians never vetoed US military action in Korea and the media's interest in political holidays are examined, as Alistair Cooke answers listeners' letters. | |
| 03.09.1993 | lfa_19930903.mp3 | Labor Day and school closures; The history of Labor Day and why hundreds of thousands of pupils in Chicago and New York won't go back to school after their summer holiday. | |
| 10.09.1993 | lfa_19930910.mp3 | US immigrants and identity; The replacement of American unity with old world identities in immigrant communities old and new and the decision to re-route New York's jets for the sake of a tennis match. | |
| 17.09.1993 | lfa_19930917.mp3 | Deaths of tourists in Florida; Florida stops all tourism advertising after the deaths of 9 foreign visitors in 1992, Alistair Cooke considers the scale of the threat and the amplifying effect of television. | |
| 24.09.1993 | lfa_19930924.mp3 | Feminism in American 1993; The Miss America Pageant, the progress of feminism in the US, 25 years of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique and the problem of sexual harassment. | |
| 01.10.1993 | lfa_19931001.mp3 | The health reform bill; The progress of a major health reform bill, the extensive involvement of Hilary Clinton and ex-ambassador George F Kennan's opinions on US foreign policy in Russia and Somalia. | |
| 08.10.1993 | lfa_19931008.mp3 | Clinton's foreign policy issues; Alistair Cooke examines some of the foreign policy issues that the Clinton administration has found itself involved in, less than a year into his presidency. | |
| 15.10.1993 | lfa_19931015.mp3 | Aphasia and studying the human brain; A study examining the effect of Mozart on intelligence and how people affected by aphasia offer revelations about the way in which the brain deals with words. | |
| 22.10.1993 | lfa_19931022.mp3 | The social effect of TV violence; The Senate Committee considering the social effect of television violence, the history of concerns about the influence of immorality in the media and its ramifications today. | |
| 29.10.1993 | lfa_19931029.mp3 | America's problem with gun ownership; The problem of US gun ownership, why the constitution doesn't actually guarantee a right to bear arms and the increased likelihood of a 'Brady Bill' for gun control. | |
| 05.11.1993 | lfa_19931105.mp3 | Balancing domestic and foreign policy; President Clinton's struggle to balance the demands of foreign and domestic policy, war in Bosnia and Somalia, free trade and healthcare in an complex post-Soviet world. | |
| 12.11.1993 | lfa_19931112.mp3 | The 'Brady Bill' and the New England fall; A blazing New England fall offers relief from the violence and disaster of the television news and Congress passes the 'Brady Bill' for gun control. | |
| 19.11.1993 | lfa_19931119.mp3 | Personality in politics; Examining the surprising result of a debate between the 'boring' Al Gore and 'sassy' Ross Perot and how the reputations of politicians are formed by their public personas. | |
| 26.11.993 | lfa_19931126.mp3 | Thirtieth anniversary of Kennedy assassination, 1993; Searching for a fair evaluation of John F Kennedy's life, 30 years after his assasination and how the significance of anniversaries is transformed by historical revisions. | |
| 03.12.1993 | lfa_19931203.mp3 | The first World AIDS Day; The first World AIDS Day, reaction to the disease from sufferers and the public and an interruption to an unusually heartfelt speech by President Clinton. | |
| 10.12.1993 | lfa_19931210.mp3 | The Long Island train shootings and gun control; A random multiple murder on a Long Island train, America's problem with guns, the future for gun control and the failure of the 'Brady Bill'. | |
| 17.12.1993 | lfa_19931217.mp3 | The GATT agreement and peace talks in Northern Ireland; The GATT Trade Agreement, the prospect of peace in Northern Ireland, electoral defeat for Russian authoritarian Vladimir Zhirinovsky and nuclear weapons in North Korea. | |
| 24.12.1993 | lfa_19931224.mp3 | The constitution and religious festivals in America; The difficulty of celebrating a religious festival in America without behaving unconstitutionally, A Christmas Carol, Washington style and the Park Lane Christmas trees. | |
| 30.12.1993 | lfa_19931230.mp3 | Christmas, and Alistair Cooke meets a computer; A 1940s style flight to Vermont brings Alistair Cooke to his family and a computer which has swallowed several libraries, a few archives and already knows all about him. | |
| 07.01.1994 | lfa_19940107.mp3 | New Year's Resolutions; Alistair Cooke looks at the changing fashions in New Year's resolutions, and the success of Alcoholics Anonymous. | 14:00 |
| 14.01.1994 | lfa_19940114.mp3 | Tip O'Neill; The life and career of 'essential Boston Irish Catholic Democrat' and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill (1912- 1994). | 14:00 |
| 21.01.1994 | lfa_19940121.mp3 | Freezing weather and earthquakes in 1994; The exceptionally cold weather scouring America, the earthquake in southern California and the conclusion of the Iran-Contra affair investigation are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 28.01.1994 | lfa_19940128.mp3 | The Bobbitt case ; Lorena Bobbitt's acquittal for cutting off her husband's penis causes Alistair Cooke to reflect on legal definitions of insanity in the state of Virginia. | 15:00 |
| 04.02.1994 | lfa_19940204.mp3 | How ice cream changed America; Reuben Mattus, the inventor of Haagen-Dazs ice-cream, reminds Alistair Cooke of other immigrants who have shaped America. | 15:00 |
| 11.02.1994 | lfa_19940211.mp3 | Clinton’s draft dodge; Bill Clinton's draft dodging during the Vietnam War is remembered by Alistair Cooke upon hearing that America's trade embargo on Vietnam is soon to be lifted. | 14:00 |
| 19.02.1994 | lfa_19940219.mp3 | History of chocolate; The history of chocolate and how new research is re-defining it as an unlikely health food is considered by Alistair Cooke, on his travels to California. | 14:00 |
| 25.02.1994 | lfa_19940225.mp3 | Military intervention in Bosnia; President Clinton's concerns over US military intervention, a newfound resolve over the war in Bosnia and a bogeyman in the shape of a Russian bear are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 04.03.1994 | lfa_19940304.mp3 | Nixon, 'and the rest you know'...; How the wistful sign off "and the rest you know" at the end of Alistair Cooke's letter on how congressional moves to impeach Richard Nixon came about. | 14:00 |
| 11.03.1994 | lfa_19940311.mp3 | The survival of immigrants in America; A 1930's tourist guide describing Boston's demographic make-up makes Alistair Cooke reflect on how immigrants survive and prosper in America. | 15:00 |
| 18.03.1994 | lfa_19940318.mp3 | The tobacco industry, and Tonya Harding; The uncertain future of America's tobacco industry and the growing problem of plea bargains after the trial of figure skater Tonya Harding are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 25.03.1994 | lfa_19940325.mp3 | Admiral William J Crowe; Admiral William J Crowe, the newly appointed American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, is profiled by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 01.04.1994 | lfa_19940401.mp3 | Whitewater; The Whitewater investigation, the reaction to Hilary Clinton's controversial financial dealings and the workings of the commodities market are explained by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 08.04.1994 | lfa_19940408.mp3 | Justice Blackman retires; The retirement of Justice Blackman from the Supreme Court of Justice reminds Alistair Cooke of the good, the bad and the senile aspects of law making. | 14:00 |
| 15.04.1994 | lfa_19940415.mp3 | Clinton’s global reputation; The manipulative power of magazines, President Clinton's reputation abroad and the public demand for representation are explored by Alistair Cooke in the wake of Whitewater. | 14:00 |
| 22.04.1994 | lfa_19940422.mp3 | Michael Fay in Singapore; Following the detention of 18 year old Michael Fay, an American citizen in Singapore, Alistair Cooke looks at what Fay's treatment can tell us about Singapore. | 14:00 |
| 29.04.1994 | lfa_19940429.mp3 | Richard Nixon: his great work; In his assessment of Richard Nixon, Alistair Cooke details the life of the only president to resign from office, including his work in China and the Watergate scandal. | 15:00 |
| 06.05.1994 | lfa_19940506.mp3 | President Clinton's first 15 months; President Clinton's first 15 months in office and the challenges he faces both at home, and abroad including, the looming crisis in Haiti are reflected on by Alistair Cooke. | 15:00 |
| 13.05.1994 | lfa_19940513.mp3 | American education; The American education system is examined by Alistair Cooke, who considers the rise of progressive schools and asks whether an increase in home schooling is a viable proposition. | 14:00 |
| 20.05.1994 | lfa_19940520.mp3 | Health bill and Brown v Board Board of Education; Clinton's controversial health bill, and the impact of the famous Brown v Board of Education case 1954, 40 years ago, including its unintended consequences. | 14:00 |
| 27.05.1994 | lfa_19940527.mp3 | Pearl White; Silent movie actress Pearl White (1889-1938), the case against Dan Rostenkowski and the latest allegations levelled against President Clinton are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 03.06.1994 | lfa_19940603.mp3 | 50th anniversary of D Day, 1994; The Polish contribution to the Normandy landings are examined by Cooke following the 50th D Day commemorations, including why recent allied operations have been less successful. | 14:00 |
| 10.06.1994 | lfa_19940610.mp3 | Clinton and the military; President Clinton's relationship with the military is explored by Alistair Cooke, who considers whether his lack of active service places him in a compromised position. | 14:00 |
| 17.06.1994 | lfa_19940617.mp3 | Clinton and Gonzales; The leadership of Clinton and Felipe Gonzalez of Spain is compared by Cooke, who explores how the public expectations of elected officials have changed. | 14:00 |
| 24.06.1994 | lfa_19940624.mp3 | American sport; The state of sport in America is assessed by Alistair Cooke as the 1994 World Cup commences. And he commemorates the final allied troops leaving Berlin. | 14:00 |
| 01.07.1994 | lfa_19940701.mp3 | OJ Simpson trial; Unceasing rumours surrounding the OJ Simpson trial make Alistair Cooke reflect on the American desire to know the verdict before hearing the facts. | 14:00 |
| 08.07.1994 | lfa_19940708.mp3 | OJ Simpson media coverage; How the OJ Simpson trial is being reported on either side of the Atlantic, and some parallels with the abdication of Edward VIII are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 15.07.1994 | lfa_19940715.mp3 | Haiti; Clinton's desire for a stronger relationship with Germany, the history of Haiti and the latest developments in the OJ Simpson case are mulled over by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 22.07.1994 | lfa_19940722.mp3 | Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Arthur C Clarke; The Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collision with Jupiter leads Alistair Cooke to discuss the thinning of the ozone layer and the work of Arthur C Clarke. | 14:00 |
| 29.07.1994 | lfa_19940729.mp3 | Nuclear non-proliferation; Kathleen Bailey, a straight talking organiser shakes up a world conference at Livermore, with the renewal of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty high on political agendas. | 14:00 |
| 05.08.1994 | lfa_19940805.mp3 | Preserving the peace in Serbia; America's historic obligation to preserving the peace and protecting the innocent in Greater Serbia, discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 15:00 |
| 12.08.1994 | lfa_19940812.mp3 | Community policing, protest and riots; The FBI's powers, the need for "community policing", and the history of protest at UC Berkley are discussed by Alistair Cooke following a riot in Harlem Heights. | 14:00 |
| 19.08.1994 | lfa_19940819.mp3 | Johnny Madison Williams; Bank robber Johnny Madison Williams Junior's story, leads Cooke to explore the concept of the crook as a national hero, and anticipate the fallout from the OJ Simpson trial. | 14:00 |
| 26.08.1994 | lfa_19940826.mp3 | USA, Cuba, and Guantanamo Bay; The US role in the Cuban War of Independence and how America is housing Cuban refugees in the Guantanamo Bay facility are considered by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 02.09.1994 | lfa_19940902.mp3 | Allied troops leave Berlin in 1994; The Allied troop withdrawals from Berlin prompt Alistair Cooke to remember the division of Germany following the Second World War. | 14:00 |
| 09.09.1994 | lfa_19940909.mp3 | Employment in America; Employment in America, and attempts to define the modern working population are discussed by Cooke, following the cancellation of the Labor Day parade in New York. | 15:00 |
| 16.09.1994 | lfa_19940916.mp3 | American political underdogs; How President Clinton's position will be affected by the upcoming congressional elections leads Cooke to recall the underdogs and upsets from the history of American politics. | 14:00 |
| 23.09.1994 | lfa_19940923.mp3 | American troops in Haiti; As American troops enter Haiti, Alistair Cooke chronicles President Clinton's motivations for intervening in the conflict and explains Jimmy Carter's role in the negotiations. | 14:00 |
| 30.09.1994 | lfa_19940930.mp3 | North Korean nuclear development; North Korea's persistent nuclear development puts the UN in a tough situation; Cooke wonders whether Jimmy Carters diplomatic discussions or the UN Forces are the best deterrent. | 14:00 |
| 14.10.1994 | lfa_19941014.mp3 | Diane Feinstein's forestry bill; Senator Diane Feinstein's heroic effort to pass a bill in Congress for the protection of 6 million acres of Californian desert highlights the drama of congressional voting. | 14:00 |
| 21.10.1994 | lfa_19941021.mp3 | Jean-Bertrand Aristide; A new American ally is assessed by Alistair Cooke, following the donation of four billion dollars to North Korea to curb the production of nuclear arms. | 14:00 |
| 28.10.1994 | lfa_19941028.mp3 | The Kennedy Family; Senator Edward Kennedy and Mitt Romney's televised debate before the 1994 Congressional elections provides an opportunity to discuss the history of the Kennedy family. | 14:00 |
| 04.11.1994 | lfa_19941104.mp3 | Halloween 1994; The history of Halloween, how a rise in street crime has affected the celebration and the objections of the Christian right, are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 11.11.1994 | lfa_19941111.mp3 | Clinton's medical reforms; The Republican landslide Senate victory leads Alistair Cooke to critique Clinton's medical reform and recalls presidents who have triumphed in the face of adversity. | 14:00 |
| 18.11.1994 | lfa_19941118.mp3 | Clinton on welfare and free trade; President Clinton's failure to deliver on welfare reform, the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the need for speculation in journalism. | 14:00 |
| 25.11.1994 | lfa_19941125.mp3 | Newt Gingrich and the constitution; Newt Gingrich is installed as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alistair Cooke examines his suggested amendments to the constitution, and the life of new legislation. | 14:00 |
| 02.12.1994 | lfa_19941202.mp3 | Bosnia and the power of NATO; The erosion of San Franciscan water pipes, the continuing conflict in Bosnia and the American feeling that NATO is becoming a redundant entity are discussed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 09.12.1994 | lfa_19941209.mp3 | Cable TV and local news; The rise of cable television and the difficulty it creates when trying to find a truly local news story, discussed by Alistair Cooke in San Francisco. | 14:00 |
| 16.12.1994 | lfa_19941216.mp3 | OJ Simpson and the legal process, 1994; A mass shooting on a Long Island commuter train, the OJ Simpson trial and the litigation involved in becoming a US citizen lead Cooke to discuss the legal process in America. | 14:00 |
| 23.12.1994 | lfa_19941223.mp3 | Carter's diplomacy and White House security; Jimmy Carter's diplomatic efforts, the security problems faced by the White House and the size of Lyndon Johnson's handkerchief are mused over by Alistaire Cooke. | 14:00 |
| 30.12.1994 | lfa_19941230.mp3 | Barry Goldwater, and Reagan's speech; Former Senator Barry Goldwater, the speech that won Ronald Reagan the Governorship of California and the state of the Republican Party in 1994 are assessed by Alistair Cooke. | 14:00 |
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