The World Series gets the vote, 1980

Update: 1980-10-17

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The World Series gets the popular vote while the presidential candidates get mean with each other.

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.

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1980-12-2614:11

Haig joins Cabinet

1980-12-1917:02

John Lennon’s assassination

1980-12-1213:51

The waiting game

1980-12-0516:10

Reagan's charm offensive

1980-11-2816:45

Reagan's political honeymoon

1980-11-2113:53

Why the pollsters got it wrong

1980-11-1416:15

Ronald Reagan’s victory, 1980

1980-11-0716:18

The World Series gets the vote, 1980

1980-10-1714:08

The book-selling business

1980-10-1015:02

Independents switch to Reagan

1980-10-0316:13

Candidates claim victory in TV debate

1980-09-2616:19

Small car sales boom

1980-09-1915:12

Candidates consider TV debate

1980-09-1215:03

American know-how

1980-09-0513:58

Energy assistance bill

1980-08-2914:04

America's Electoral College

1980-08-2214:17

Jimmy Carter is nominated for re-election

1980-08-1513:52

Covering the 1980 presidential campaign

1980-08-0813:43

Carter ratings lowest ever

1980-08-0114:07

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The World Series gets the vote, 1980