Book of the Week - Cooke's Elections
Justin Webb introduces five of Alistair Cooke's famous Letters from America, broadcast during previous election campaigns over the past 60 years
Book of the Week - Cooke's Elections - Episode 1
Alistair Cooke's famous Letters from America, broadcast during previous election campaigns. Democrat President Truman surprised the pundits by defeating Thomas Dewey in 1948.
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Book of the Week - Cooke's Elections - Episode 2
Alistair Cooke's Letters from America, broadcast during election campaigns. Lyndon Johnson won a landslide victory in 1964 but faced continuing protests over the war in Vietnam.
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Book of the Week - Cooke's Elections - 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.
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Book of the Week - Cooke's Elections - Episode 4
Alistair Cooke's famous Letters from America, broadcast during previous election campaigns. Cooke focuses on the dress style of the Bill Clinton camp during the 1992 campaign.
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Book of the Week - Cooke's Elections - Episode 5
Alistair Cooke's famous Letters from America, broadcast during previous election campaigns. The election of George W Bush in November 2000 was to be Cooke's last.
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