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President Truman (1884鈥�1972)
An obituary of President Harry S Truman (1884鈥�1972).
Richard Nixon re-elected President, 1972
Why Americans chose Republican Richard Nixon on 7 November 1972.
American reactions to Bloody Sunday, 1972
News of 'Deep interrogation' used by the British against the IRA shocks Americans.
Taiwan and China
How the balance of power at the United Nations is changing, as Taiwan is forced out.
Art Buchwald
The wit of Art Buchwald, a political satirist for the Washington Post.
Louis Armstrong
A profile of trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1901-1971).
Veteran's Day 1970
Why protests at Hunter College, New York, dishonour those who died for their country.
The My Lai massacre revealed, 1969
The horrors of the massacre at My Lai in 1968, shatter the joy of Thanksgiving in 1969.
Bobby Kennedy's assassination, 1968
Cooke's eyewitness account of the assassination of Bobby Kennedy (1925-1968).
1000th letter - American reactions to Vietnam, 1968
The human tragedy of the Vietnam War and its impact on Americans.
