It's different but it's very pretty out here." The president at the time, Richard Nixon, watched the breathtaking event on television with the rest of the world.

VOA: standard.2009.07.16

Those were really tough tours. They were kept out very often for up to three months, under some pretty grueling conditions.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

"In Canada it's pretty much the same as the U.S. It's very consumer based, where we buy chocolate.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

And I find myself baffled by some of the consternation about Sarah Palin sometimes because I find her to be a pretty compelling figure and someone obviously who resonated very strongly in that room in Nashville."

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

"The present situation is where religious extremists - whether they be the Taliban or whether they be one of the very many other jihaidst groups that were early on nurtured by the Pakistan army - they are pretty much beyond control now,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.05