ANNOUNCER:Now, the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA.A North American Major League baseball record was established in nineteen thirty-nine. The man who set it played in two thousand one hundred thirty games without missing one. In nineteen ninety-five, the record was broken by Cal Ripke...
VOICE ONE:I’m Mary Tillotson.VOICE TWO:Mary Kay AshAnd I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. This week, we tell about one of the most successful American businesswomen. Mary Kay started a company in nineteen sixty-three with a five thousand dollar invest...
VOICE ONE:I'm Shirley Griffith.VOICE TWO:And I'm Doug Johnson with People in America, a program about people who are important in the history of the United States. Today we present the second part of the story of Ernest Hemingway's life and writings.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:At twenty-five, Hemingway was liv...
VOICE ONE:I'm Shirley Griffith.VOICE TWO:And I'm Frank Oliver with People in America, a Special English program about people who were important in the history of the United States. Today, we tell about the life of writer Ernest Hemingway.(Theme)VOICE ONE:"A writer is always alone, always an outsider...
VOICE ONE:I’m Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I’m Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Shirley Chisholm. She was an educator, activist and politician.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm announcing her candidacy for presidentShirley Chisho...
VOICE ONE:I’m Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English program. Today we report about Annie Oakley, a woman who became famous for her ability to shoot a gun and hit very small objects.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Annie OakleyThere are hundreds of stories ab...
VOICE ONE:This is Faith Lapidus.VOICE TWO:Cole PorterAnd this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we bring you the second part of our program about American songwriter Cole Porter. Porter wrote his songs from the nineteen twenties to the nineteen fifties. They continu...
VOICE ONE:This is Faith Lapidus.VOICE TWO:And this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tellCole Porterabout the life and music of American songwriter Cole Porter.(MUSIC: "Begin the Beguine")VOICE ONE:That was "Begin the Beguine" played by Artie Shaw's orchestra in ...
ANNOUNCER:People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America.(MUSIC)Today, Shep O'Neal and Warren Scheer finish the story of civil right's leader Martin Luther King, Junior.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in nineteen twenty-nine. He began his un...
VOICE ONE:This is Mary Tillotson.VOICE TWO:Lucille BallAnd this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about the much-loved performer Lucille Ball. Her famous television series, “I Love Lucy,” was first broadcast in nineteen fifty-one.(SOUND...
zhoThe "Battle Hymn of the Republic" caught the spirit of the Union soldiers of the North.VOICE ONE:I'm Ray Freeman.VOICE TWO:And I'm Shirley Griffith with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in the history of the United States.Julia Ward HoweT...
One of his best known books is ''Where the Sidewalk Ends.''VOICE ONE:This is Phoebe Zimmermann.VOICE TWO:And this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Shel Silverstein. He was a poet, writer, composer, singer, musician and artist.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Shel Sil...
Learn about the lives of philanthropist Brooke Astor, daredevil Evel Knievel, business leader Leona Helmsley and jazz musician Max Roach.VOICE ONE:I'm Faith Lapidus.VOICE TWO:And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we remember four interesting Americans who died in t...
He recorded not only country music, but religious songs, rock and roll, folk and blues.VOICE ONE:I'm Faith Lapidus.VOICE TWO:And I'm Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about world famous country music performer Johnny Cash.(MUSIC: "I Walk The Line")VOI...
VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:Kurt VonnegutAnd I'm Shirley Griffith with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Kurt Vonnegut, a writer and thinker who shook up the country with his unusual writing style and subjects. He helped energize huge numbers of young people to pr...
Barbara Cooney, 1917-2000: She Created Many Popular Children's BooksBarbara CooneyNow, the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember tell about the life of Barbara Cooney, the creator of many popular children's books. She died in March two thousand.(MUSIC...
She was an important part of what has been called one of the most life-changing political movements of the Twentieth Century.VOICE ONE:I'm Shirley Griffith.VOICE TWO:Margaret SangerAnd I'm Sarah Long with the VOA Special English Program, People in America. Today, we tell about one of the leaders of ...
He helped develop the fast food industry.VOICE ONE:I'm Phoebe Zimmermann.VOICE TWO:Ray KrocAnd I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Ray Kroc, the man who helped make the fast food industry famous. He expanded a small business into an international opera...
Her book, "Gorillas in the Mist," brought attention to these endangered animals.VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:Dian Fossey with a mountain gorillaAnd I'm Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Dian Fossey. She studied the wild mountain gorillas of centr...
The actor was also a war hero and writer of poetry.VOICE ONE:I'm Shirley Griffith.VOICE TWO:And I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell the story of actor James Stewart. His movies were loved by people around the world.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Jimmy Stewar...
