Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Reagan Years (1981-1988) - The Democratic outsider

Jimmy Carter's rise to prominence of in 1976, and Michael Dukakis' struggle to establish a new and attractive identity for himself ahead of the 1988 presidential election.

Published on Friday, 16th September 1988.

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