Actor John Wayne played an oil well firefighter from Houston,Texas whose life was similar to Adair's.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

John Miller says that literacy is an important sign of the nation's well-being.

VOA: special.2009.03.27

Also,the Beatles and John Lennon, as well as Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World."

VOA: special.2011.01.06

Other headline acts have included British band Coldplay and Australian pop sweetheart Kylie Minogue as well as Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees and Olivia Newton-John.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

A five-disc set of John Coltrane music was one of the year's best sellers, as well as new albums by Boney James, Chris Botti,Diana Krall, Harry Connick,Junior and Michael Buble.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

He met with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the top House Republican, Minority Leader John Boehner, as well as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other lawmakers.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09