Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: From Nixon to Carter (1969-1980)

<p>The World Series gets the popular vote while the presidential candidates get mean with each other.</p><p>This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.</p>

The World Series gets the vote, 1980

Ronald Reagan’s victory, 1980

Chrysler financial crisis deepens

Haig joins Cabinet

John Lennon’s assassination

The waiting game

Reagan's charm offensive

Reagan's political honeymoon

Why the pollsters got it wrong