Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Barack Obama and Joe Biden Saturday in Springfield, Illinois, at their first appearance as running mates And I'm Steve Ember. This week, the Democrats meet to nomina...
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Roanoke Island is off the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States, in North Carolina. In fifteen eighty-seven, more than one hundred people arrived...
VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: Bo Diddley And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Bo Diddley was one of America's greatest rock and roll guitarists. His influence was so widespread that it is hard to imagine what...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Pat Bodnar. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week we visit one of the oldest, successful family-owned companies in the United States. The C. F. Martin and Company guitar maker in...
VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the Special English Program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week, we tell about a person who played an important part in the history and culture of the United States. Today, we tell abou...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember. Hop on -- this week our subject is motorcycles in America. (SOUND) VOICE ONE: Bikers ride under a Main Street sign welcoming them to last...
VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we explore the life of dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. She created almost two hundred dance pieces. She is often called the Mo...
A look back at a few of the most important programs that NASA has carried out in half a century of exploration. Transcript of radio broadcast: 29 July 2008 VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: Earth and the moon as photographed by the Apollo 11...
A look at three recent decisions on gun rights, prisoners at Guantanamo and a case that was notable not just for its subject. Transcript of radio broadcast: 27 July 2008 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember....
He helped change racial separation laws in America. Transcript of radio broadcast: 26 July 2008 VOICE ONE: This is Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with People in America in VOA Special English. Every week we tell about a person who w...