Art Buchwald

The wit of Art Buchwald, a political satirist for the Washington Post.

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Taiwan and China

How the balance of power at the United Nations is changing, as Taiwan is forced out.

• 15 mins

American reactions to Bloody Sunday, 1972

News of 'Deep interrogation' used by the British against the IRA shocks Americans.

• 15 mins

Richard Nixon re-elected President, 1972

Why Americans chose Republican Richard Nixon on 7 November 1972.

• 15 mins

President Truman (1884–1972)

An obituary of President Harry S Truman (1884–1972).

• 15 mins

Roe v Wade

The US Supreme Court rules on abortion for all in Roe v Wade.

• 15 mins

Watergate hearings 1973

Can the Watergate hearings restore public trust in government?

• 15 mins

Watergate reporting

The impact of the reporting of the Watergate scandal.

• 15 mins

Sam Ervin and Watergate

How the tenacious lawyer Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina challenged Nixon.

• 15 mins

Watergate: Nixon's changing stories, 1973

Nixon's changing explanations of the events leading to Watergate.

• 15 mins

Nixon's Watergate speech, 1973

The polling that showed Nixon's speech on Watergate failed to persuade Americans.

• 15 mins

The inauguration of Gerald Ford as Vice President, 1973

The transition of power to Gerald Ford after the resignation of Vice President Agnew.

• 15 mins

Watergate investigators and Nixon

President Nixon's refusal to assist the Watergate investigators.

• 15 mins

Should Nixon resign?

The Arab embargo on oil to the US, and what the polls show about Nixon's reputation.

• 15 mins

Nixon's tax returns go public

Nixon makes tax returns public after evasion claims.

• 14 mins

Corruption

When lobbying goes too far, and degenerates into morally contemptible corruption.

• 15 mins

Duke Ellington

A profile of jazz musician Duke Ellington (1899-1974).

• 15 mins

San Francisco: Detroit of the Pacific?

The crime, gang problems and skyscrapers spoiling San Francisco, and Patty Hearst.

• 15 mins

Nixon's resignation, 1974

Nixon's political downfall and resignation on 9 August 1974.

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Nixon's resignation speech, August 1974

Nixon's resignation speech. No apology from Nixon in resignation speech.

• 14 mins

Gerald Ford, the new man in the White House, 1974

New revelations about President Gerald Ford's past, are discussed by the press.

• 15 mins

Boston busing crisis, 1974

The violent protests against W Arthur Garrity Jr's forced busing in South Boston.

• 15 mins

TV news coverage, 1974

America's rolling TV news coverage, and why it makes for better democracy.

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Changing United Nations

How the power balance at the UN is shifting to the Third World.

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US import restrictions, March 1975

US import restrictions. Possible trade with Cuba.

• 14 mins

Row over Cambodia aid

Ford presses for further aid package to Cambodia.

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Women's Lib, 1975

Equal Rights amendment splits both Women's and Men's Lib factions.

• 14 mins

Arab-Israeli peace deal collapses, March 1975

Arab-Israeli peace deal fails. King Faisal shot. Cambodia collapses.

• 14 mins

Cambodia gunboat diplomacy

Reports that the US has sunk three Cambodian ships lead to tense diplomacy.

• 15 mins

Global climate change

Global weather is cooling, say forecasters.

• 14 mins