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Obscenity and public art funding

The struggle of the National Endowment for the Arts to spend public money wisely.

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Presidential recreation

Bill Clinton's holiday to Martha's Vineyard and the public view of presidential vacations.

• 15 mins

The Korean war and political holidays

Alistair Cooke answers readers' letters on the Korean War and presidential vacations.

• 15 mins

Labor Day and school closures

The causes of the public school closures of summer 1993.

• 15 mins

US immigrants and identity

The adoption of "old world" identities by new immigrants to New York City.

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Deaths of tourists in Florida

The deaths of 9 tourists in 1992 lead Florida to suspend tourism advertising.

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Feminism in American 1993

25 years after The Feminine Mystique, how has feminism progressed in America?

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The health reform bill

Politician scientist George F. Kennan's opinion on US foreign policy in 1993.

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Clinton's foreign policy issues

In less than a year, Clinton has been confronted by a flood of foreign disasters.

• 15 mins

Aphasia and studying the human brain

Details of the study of aphasia and the effect of the music of Mozart on the human brain.

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The social effect of TV violence

Does increased violence on television have an effect on society as a whole?

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America's problem with gun ownership

Does the American constitution actually guarantee the right to bear arms?

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America's problem with gun ownership

The debate on gun control in the US, as examined by Alistair Cooke in 1993.

• 14 mins

Balancing domestic and foreign policy

President Clinton's dilemmas over Bosnia, Somalia, free trade and healthcare.

• 15 mins

The 'Brady Bill' and the New England fall

Congress passes the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act.

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Personality in politics

The revelations of the televised debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.

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Thirtieth anniversary of Kennedy assassination, 1993

The 30th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

• 15 mins

The first World AIDS Day

A chronicle of the reactions to the first World AIDS day in 1993.

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The Long Island train shootings and gun control

Does a multiple murder on a Long Island train prove that America has a problem with guns?

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The GATT agreement and peace talks in Northern Ireland

Peace talks Northern Ireland, and the threat posed by nuclear weapons in North Korea.

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The constitution and religious festivals in America

Does the constitution make it difficult to celebrate a religious festival in America?

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Christmas, and Alistair Cooke meets a computer

Alistair Cooke's trepidation upon meeting a computer that already knows all about him.

• 15 mins

New Year's Resolutions

Alistair Cooke looks at the changing fashions in New Year's resolutions.

• 15 mins

Tip O'Neill

Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill (1912-1994), a profile.

• 15 mins

Freezing weather and earthquakes in 1994

The extreme weather of 1994, and the end of the Iran-Contra investigation.

• 15 mins

The Bobbitt case

The trail of Lorena Bobbitt and the legal definition of insanity.

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Clinton’s draft dodge

Did Bill Clinton use family and political influence to avoid being drafted during Vietnam?

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History of chocolate

A brief history of chocolate and the properties that make it an unlikely health food.

• 15 mins

Military intervention in Bosnia

A continuation of the war in Bosnia, and President Clinton's attitude on intervention.

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Nixon, 'and the rest you know'...

Looking back to the Letter from America written after President Nixon's resignation.

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