´óÏó´«Ã½

Primary battle reaching climax

Tensions rise as presidential hopefuls face important primaries.

• 14 mins

Carter and Ford face conventions

Carter and Ford at opposite ends of popularity stakes as they prepare for conventions.

• 14 mins

Ford and Reagan battle for Republican nomination

Republicans split between Ford or Reagan for presidential nominee.

• 14 mins

Italian elections

Italy's Communists fail to win support they'd hoped for.

• 14 mins

Party conventions

Party conventions aren't what they used to be.

• 14 mins

Britain's heatwave

Britain swelters in a heatwave without air conditioning.

• 14 mins

Private security firms

Private security firms expand. National Democratic convention in NY.

• 14 mins

Special relationship especially warm

US-UK special relationship especially warm this summer.

• 14 mins

China earthquake

Massive earthquake in China. US offers of aid are rebuffed by Chinese.

• 14 mins

Ford bounces back in opinion polls

Ford bounces back in opinion polls. Carter now not such a shoe-in.

• 14 mins

Republican convention Kansas

Buckley joins Republican presidential hopefuls at Kansas convention.

• 14 mins

Reagan loses Republican nomination

Reagan loses Republican nomination. Chinese rejection of US aid after earthquake.

• 14 mins

Jimmy Carter's background

This episode contains references to racially offensive character names.

• 14 mins

Vietnam asks for UN membership

Vietnam's UN membership request delayed by presidential campaign.

• 14 mins

Carter Playboy interview, September 1976

Carter Playboy interview. Public reaction to Carter's 'adultery in my heart' admission.

• 14 mins

Unsporting manners

Unsporting manners. Violence erupts outside Yankee Stadium.

• 14 mins

Presidential candidates' TV debates

Carter v Ford presidential campaign TV debates.

• 14 mins

Politics v baseball

World Series final clashes with Carter-Ford TV debate.

• 14 mins

Presidential election, November 1976

Carter wins presidential election.

• 14 mins

Jimmy Carter elected president, 1976

How Americans feel about Jimmy Carter.

• 15 mins

Shining the light on payola

The Sunshine laws and endemic payola.

• 14 mins

Assassinations committee

Doubt over FBI evidence as new probe into assassinations is launched.

• 14 mins

Friedman warns on inflation

Milton Friedman warns Carter on potential for inflation.

• 14 mins

Bertram Lance appointed budget director

Bertram Lance appointed Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

• 14 mins

Immigrant work ethic

Immigrant work ethic. Prejudices about national character.

• 14 mins

Racial discrimination, 1976

Racial discrimination in private US clubs.

• 14 mins

Christmas in Vermont, 1976

A traditional New England Christmas for the Cooke family.

• 14 mins

Death with dignity law

California introduces 'death with dignity' legislation.

• 14 mins

Carter's inauguration preparations

Preparations for Jimmy Carter's presidential inauguration.

• 14 mins

President Carter inaugurated

President Jimmy Carter's inauguration day. Snow storms abate for the big day.

• 14 mins