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Barry Goldwater (1909-1998)
Remembering Barry Goldwater, Alistair Cooke considers a most memorable defeated presidential candidate - the cowboy from Phoenix, Arizona who changed the Republican Party forever.
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Fri 5 Jun 199821:00
BBC Radio 4
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President Johnson's inauguration, 1965
President Lyndon B Johnson's inauguration, and a history of others.
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A history of party conventions
A recollection of dramatic party conventions from 1924, 1940 and 1960.
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- Fri 5 Jun 199821:00BBC Radio 4
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The Clinton Years (1997-2000)—Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
Bill Clinton’s second term including the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the war in Kosovo.
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US presidential elections
It ain't over till the last vote is counted. Great moments from US presidential races.
