Five specially selected letters from American election years, based on the BBC Radio 4 series 'Cooke's Elections'.
Starting with Truman's surprise victory in 1948 and concluding with another surprise win, that of George W. Bush in 2000 - he comments on opinion polls, democracy, the difference between Democrats and Republicans, Bill Clinton's fashion sense and what Clinton's symbolic rejection of 'the blue blazer' meant to the American political system. In each letter his unique style of expression and analysis shines through.
Also includes an introduction by Justin Webb and links.
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"I'm a relatively recent convert to Alistair Cooke so I read this to catch up on the 60 years of broadcasts I missed! What an interesting book, full of anecdotal insight and humour." — Geoff (4 out of 5 stars)
"I'm a relatively recent convert to Alistair Cooke so I read this to catch up on the 60 years of broadcasts I missed! What an interesting book, full of anecdotal insight and humour."
" What a marvellous life and what a wonderful writer and voice.....! "
" Am loving it, but the podcasts are better. His voice and diction add his personal subtle humour to the stories and allow the imagination to see what he saw. "
" Excellent essays, especially the ones NOT around some topical person or event. "
" A book to dip in and out of. Some of the talks now seem a little outdated, but others provide an insight into events that I only had passing knowledge of. For example the description of the OJ trial and Watergate. "
Alistair Cooke KBE (1908–2004) was born in England and educated at Cambridge, Yale, and Harvard. He became a US citizen in 1941. In 1973 he was awarded an honorary knighthood and delivered the keynote address before both houses of Congress at the bicentennial celebrations in 1976. Cooke lived and worked in an apartment overlooking Central Park, where he raised his family and lived with his wife, Jane White, until his death.
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