And in 1961, during the Cold War with the Soviet Union, John Kennedy urged people to take an active part in the future: "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

What may be more important to most Americans than religion among their fellow citizens is a government free of it.

VOA: special.2010.03.05

David Frum,a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, says Americans are losing patience.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

He also hosts the video tour of historic D-Day sites in the documentary The Americans on D-Day, which he made with British producer and fellow Normandy resident Richard Lanni.

VOA: standard.2009.06.02