The Clinton Years (1997-2000) Podcast
Alistair Cooke on Bill Clinton鈥檚 second term including Monica Lewinsky scandal, the attempt to impeach him, the al-Qaeda attack on US embassies in east Africa and war in Kosovo.
Bill Clinton鈥檚 second term was dominated at home by the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the attempt to impeach him, but there were major events abroad with the al-Qaeda attack on US embassies in east Africa and the war in Kosovo. 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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The problems of military action in Iraq
Fri 13 Feb 1998
UN refusal to act against Saddam Hussein and the problems of a US war against Iraq.
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Clinton's contadictory polls
Fri 6 Feb 1998
Contrasting Clinton's high approval rating with the widespread belief that he's lying.
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The Monica Lewinsky scandal emerges
Fri 30 Jan 1998
The first evidence of the scandal of Monica Lewinsky's affair with Clinton, mulled over.
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Cuba after the fall of the USSR
Fri 23 Jan 1998
Cuba's remarkable post-Soviet economic survival and Pope John Paul II's 1998 visit.
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New York society
Fri 16 Jan 1998
Social change in America and the continual cycles of New York's 'high society'.
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Failing to predict the future
Fri 9 Jan 1998
The problems with predicting the future, from Westbrook Pegler to today.
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Helping the homeless
Fri 2 Jan 1998
Considering the complexity of homelessness and the failure of ideology to address it.
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A New York Christmas story
Boxing Day 1997
The story of the Zebby Adams, a New York City Santa Claus.
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Financial crisis in Asia
Fri 12 Dec 1997
The danger that a financial crisis in Asia poses to the global economy.
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American tourists
Fri 5 Dec 1997
An examination of what American tourists expect to see when on vacation.
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US national Holidays
Fri 28 Nov 1997
How Alistair Cooke convinced the state of Idaho to celebrate George Washington's birthday.
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Sir Isaiah Berlin
Fri 21 Nov 1997
A profile of British political theorist and historian Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997).
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Judge Zobel and the Louise Woodward verdict
Fri 14 Nov 1997
The reduction in the severity of the verdict in the Louise Woodward trial by Judge Zobel.
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President Jiang in America
Fri 7 Nov 1997
President Clinton's ground breaking meeting with President Jiang of China.
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The Kennedy Missile Tapes of 1962
Fri 24 Oct 1997
The 1997 release of conversations Kennedy taped during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.
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Clinton's veto
Fri 10 Oct 1997
President Clinton's use of line-item vetos on projects he deemed wasteful.
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Dr George Gallup (1901 - 1984)
Fri 3 Oct 1997
A profile of George Gallup, the inventor of the Gallup poll.
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Princess Diana of Wales (1961-1997)
Fri 5 Sep 1997
The American reaction to the death of Princess Diana.
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The 1997 United Parcel Service strike
Fri 22 Aug 1997
Do union strikes bring change? UPS and Air Traffic Controllers find out.
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Integration in San Francisco schools
Fri 8 Aug 1997
The low outcomes for black and the Latin American students, contrasts with Asian ones.
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Clinton: Prosperity and popularity
Fri 1 Aug 1997
The prosperity and popularity of President Clinton.
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The end of civilisation
Fri 25 Jul 1997
Woolworth stores in America close their doors to the public.
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The Clinton re-election campaign
Fri 11 Jul 1997
The mystery of illegal donations to President Clinton's re-election campaign.
Why do Americans love their flag?
How The Stars and Stripes became an emotional symbol of a nation.
