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Presidential campaign begins

Bicentennial year presidential campaign opens.

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First primary in presidential campaign

First primary in 1976 presidential campaign.

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Massachusetts primary, March 1976

Massachusetts primary. Voters drift to conservatism.

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Social surveys

Social surveys blow apart US stereotypes.

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The special relationship

Harold Wilson's resignation, and the special relationship between the US and UK.

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Swine flu outbreak

Ford backs universal vaccination in swine flu outbreak.

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Ford boosts defence spending

President Ford reacts to voters' fears by boosting defence spending.

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Anxiety over Soviet superpower

NATO at risk from growing Soviet superpower.

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San Francisco transport strike

Strike hits San Francisco commuters as transport workers demand more pay.

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Spring heatwave, 1976

Spring heatwave. Congress wants more say on foreign policy.

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UN wasting money

UN wasting money. Food programme spends too much on management, director claims.

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Panama blunder by Reagan

Presidential hopeful Reagan blunders over Panama Canal policy.

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US-USSR nuclear deal kept quiet

President Ford keeps US-USSR nuclear pact low-key by signing in private.

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Maintenance workers strike

New York apartment block maintenance workers strike.

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California's Proposition 15

Californians to vote on proposition which could curb nuclear power.

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Primary battle reaching climax

Tensions rise as presidential hopefuls face important primaries.

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Carter and Ford face conventions

Carter and Ford at opposite ends of popularity stakes as they prepare for conventions.

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Ford and Reagan battle for Republican nomination

Republicans split between Ford or Reagan for presidential nominee.

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Italian elections

Italy's Communists fail to win support they'd hoped for.

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Party conventions

Party conventions aren't what they used to be.

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Britain's heatwave

Britain swelters in a heatwave without air conditioning.

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Private security firms

Private security firms expand. National Democratic convention in NY.

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Special relationship especially warm

US-UK special relationship especially warm this summer.

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China earthquake

Massive earthquake in China. US offers of aid are rebuffed by Chinese.

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Ford bounces back in opinion polls

Ford bounces back in opinion polls. Carter now not such a shoe-in.

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Republican convention Kansas

Buckley joins Republican presidential hopefuls at Kansas convention.

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Reagan loses Republican nomination

Reagan loses Republican nomination. Chinese rejection of US aid after earthquake.

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Jimmy Carter's background

This episode contains references to racially offensive character names.

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Vietnam asks for UN membership

Vietnam's UN membership request delayed by presidential campaign.

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Carter Playboy interview, September 1976

Carter Playboy interview. Public reaction to Carter's 'adultery in my heart' admission.

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