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Jimmy Carter elected president, 1976
How Americans feel about Jimmy Carter - the story revealed by the polling.
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Fri 12 Nov 1976
21:00
Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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The murder of Bill Stewart in Nicaragua, 1979
The horror of seeing reporter Bill Stewart shot dead in Nicaragua in front of TV cameras.
Personality in politics
The revelations of the televised debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.
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- Fri 12 Nov 1976 21:00Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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