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Episode 3

Alastair Cooke's Letters from America, broadcast during previous election campaigns. Gerald Ford was keen to play down party differences when he announced his intention to stand.

麻豆社 North American editor Justin Webb introduces Alistair Cooke's famous Letters from America, broadcast during previous election campaigns over the past 60 years.

Gerald Ford was keen to play down party differences when he announced his intention to stand for the American presidency in 1976. So what, wondered Alistair Cooke, did it mean to be a Republican or a Democrat? Justin Webb asks whether things are any different today.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 3 Jul 2008 00:30

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  • Wed 2 Jul 2008 09:45
  • Thu 3 Jul 2008 00:30

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