The Clinton Years (1993-1996) Podcast
Alistair Cooke on Bill Clinton鈥檚 first term. The Israeli-Palestinian Oslo accords, gays in the military, the North American Free Trade Agreement and attempted healthcare reform.
Bill Clinton鈥檚 first term encompassed controversies from the Israeli-Palestinian Oslo accords and gays in the military to the North American Free Trade Agreement and an attempt at healthcare reform. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 鈥� 2004).
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Rudolph Giuliani's New York
Fri 24 Mar 1995
The social problems faced by the Mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani.
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Gingrich and Roosevelt
Fri 17 Mar 1995
Republicans have a majority in both houses of the Senate for the first time in 40 years.
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The American deficit
Fri 3 Mar 1995
How the gap between the national income and outgoings has been allowed to widen.
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The secrets of a long life
Fri 24 Feb 1995
Jeanne Calment, the world's oldest woman celebrates her 120th birthday.
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Baseball strike 1994-5
Fri 10 Feb 1995
El Nino; and the events leading up to the 1994-95 baseball strike in America.
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George Abbott remembered
Fri 3 Feb 1995
A tribute to director, theatre producer and playwright George Abbott (1887-1995).
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Dependency on red tape
Fri 27 Jan 1995
American dependency on red tape and the 'death' of common sense.
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Montgomery bus boycott
Fri 20 Jan 1995
Recollections of the Montgomery bus boycott prompted by Rosa Parks in 1955.
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A Nation of hair stylists
Fri 13 Jan 1995
How abstract votes will affect the nomination of Democratic presidential candidate.
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Clinton and 'Me too' Democrats
Fri 6 Jan 1995
Newt Gingrich becomes Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
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Barry Goldwater, and Reagan's speech
Fri 30 Dec 1994
The state of the Republican Party in 1994 and the importance of a speech by Ronald Reagan.
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Carter's diplomacy and White House security
Fri 23 Dec 1994
How have the security arrangements of the president changed since the 1960s?
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OJ Simpson and the legal process, 1994
Fri 16 Dec 1994
The OJ Simpson trial, and the Long Island commuter train shootings.
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Cable TV and local news
Fri 9 Dec 1994
Has the rise in cable television made the local news story a thing of the past?
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Bosnia and the power of NATO
Fri 2 Dec 1994
Is NATO becoming a redundant entity as the war in Bosnia continues?
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Newt Gingrich and the constitution
Fri 25 Nov 1994
Newt Gingrich's appointment as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1994.
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Clinton on welfare and free trade
Fri 18 Nov 1994
The North American Free Trade Agreement, and Clinton's failure on welfare reform.
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Clinton's medical reforms
Fri 11 Nov 1994
Can Clinton push ahead with medical reform following a Republican victory in the Senate?
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Halloween 1994
Fri 4 Nov 1994
How are a rise in street crime and Christian objections affecting Halloween?
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The Kennedy Family
Fri 28 Oct 1994
The history of an American political powerhouse, the Kennedy family.
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Fri 21 Oct 1994
A profile of new American ally, Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti.
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Diane Feinstein's forestry bill
Fri 14 Oct 1994
The drama of Congressional voting, as highlighted by Diane Feinstein's forestry bill.
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North Korean nuclear development
Fri 30 Sep 1994
Are Jimmy Carter's diplomatic discussions the best deterrent to North Korean developments?
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American troops in Haiti
Fri 23 Sep 1994
American intervention in Haiti, Clinton's motivations, and Jimmy Carter's diplomacy.
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American political underdogs
Fri 16 Sep 1994
How will President Clinton's popularity be affected by the 1994 Congressional elections?
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Employment in America
Fri 9 Sep 1994
The cancellation of Labor Day in New York City, and an examination of US workers.
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Allied troops leave Berlin in 1994
Fri 2 Sep 1994
The final withdrawal of Allied troops from Berlin in September 1994.
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USA, Cuba, and Guantanamo Bay
Fri 26 Aug 1994
The housing of Cuban refugees at the American military base at Guantanamo bay.
Why do Americans love their flag?
How The Stars and Stripes became an emotional symbol of a nation.
