Ranked #1
Nixon's resignation speech, August 1974
Nixon's resignation speech, August 1974
Disgraced President Nixon resigns. His resignation speech does not contain any sort of apology for his misconduct.This a... Read more
16 Aug 1974
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Ranked #2
Jonestown massacre
Jonestown massacre
Jonestown massacre. 900 cult members die in Rev Jim Jones's jungle camp.The sound quality on this recording is variable/... Read more
1 Dec 1978
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Local issues
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11 Nov 1977
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The Carter family moves into the White House en masse. Changes made to the previous White House regime.The sound quality... Read more
11 Feb 1977
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Frost/Nixon TV interviews, May 1977
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Frost/Nixon TV interviews. Compulsive viewing for massive US and UK audiences. Reveal Nixon's human failings.This archiv... Read more
6 May 1977
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Kingman Brewster leaves Yale to take up appointment as UK ambassador.The sound quality on this recording is variable/poo... Read more
27 May 1977
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Panama blunder by Reagan
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Presidential candidate Reagan blunders over Panama Canal policy. Senator Goldwater's influence on Republican votes.This ... Read more
7 May 1976
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Maintenance workers strike
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Maintenance workers strike could end New York rent control.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by o... Read more
21 May 1976
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Ranked #9
John Wayne obituary, 1979
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Remembering John Wayne, the actor who came to stand for something fundamentally good - and American.This archive edition... Read more
15 Jun 1979
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Ronald Reagan’s victory, 1980
Ronald Reagan’s victory, 1980
As Ronald Reagan wins the 1980 US presidential election, Alistair Cooke reflects on the causes of Jimmy Carter's downfa... Read more
7 Nov 1980
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Ranked #11
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Russia's invasion of Afghanistan shakes President Carter's belief in détente.This archive edition of Letter from America... Read more
4 Jan 1980
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington - remembering not just a great jazz musician, but an elegant, articulate man of unassailable natural dign... Read more
31 May 1974
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Reagan declares candidacy
Reagan declares candidacy
Former California governor Ronald Reagan declares he wants Republican candidacy for next presidential election.This arch... Read more
21 Nov 1975
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Pol Pot regime falls
Pol Pot regime falls
Cambodia's Pol Pot regime toppled by Vietnamese incursion.This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by on... Read more
12 Jan 1979
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Ranked #15
Hearst jury selected
Hearst jury selected
Patty Hearst bank robbery trial – jury selected two years after her original kidnapping.This archive edition of Letter f... Read more
6 Feb 1976
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Ranked #16
Racial discrimination, 1976
Racial discrimination, 1976
Attorney General Griffin Bell's membership of private club with restricted membership. Racial discrimination in US clubs... Read more
24 Dec 1976
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Ranked #17
Reagan loses Republican nomination
Reagan loses Republican nomination
Reagan loses Republican nomination at Kansas convention. Reasons behind Chinese rejection of US aid following devastatin... Read more
20 Aug 1976
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Ranked #18
Jimmy Carter's background
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This episode contains references to racially offensive character names.US press descend on Jimmy Carter's Georgia birthp... Read more
27 Aug 1976
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Ranked #19
Why the pollsters got it wrong
Why the pollsters got it wrong
Humiliation for pollsters who made completely wrong call on the presidential election.This archive edition of Letter fro... Read more
14 Nov 1980
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Ranked #20
Report uncovers CIA murder plots
Report uncovers CIA murder plots
Startling evidence of CIA plots to assassinate foreign leaders uncovered in Senate interim report.This archive edition o... Read more
28 Nov 1975
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