In her new book ''A Photographer's Life'' Leibovitz also includes photographs of her personal life.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty.VOICE TWO:Annie Leibovitz with portrait of Susan Sontag in ''A Photgrapher's Life, 1990-2005'' at the Corcoran Gallery of Ar...
Traditional and new music to help ring in 2008.Happy New Year!!Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember, and today we bring you music for the New Year.(MUSIC)In the United States and other countries, this old Scottish song, "Auld Lang Syne" is played when a new year begins....
Ten new holiday albums released in 2007.ANNOUNCER:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein.Music is traditionally a big part of Christmas celebrations. This week on our program, we have songs from some of the new holiday albums that came out in two thousand seven.(MUSIC)T...
Ten new holiday albums released in 2007.ANNOUNCER:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein.Music is traditionally a big part of Christmas celebrations. This week on our program, we have songs from some of the new holiday albums that came out in two thousand seven.(MUSIC)T...
Exploring some of the lakes of New York state, including Lake Champlain.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein.VOICE TWO:And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we tell you about Lake Champlain and the Finger Lakes in the northeastern United States.(MUS...
The exhibit "Going West! Quilts and Community" shows the creative expression and skill of generations of women.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we visit a quilting exhibit at the Renwick Gallery...
David Bennett taught science at a boys' school. Now he helps adults improve their American English. Also, advice about learning the language.An English as a Second Language class in Plano, Texas. ESL programs all over the country report putting people on wait lists for classes.VOICE ONE:Welcome to T...
Brian Wilson, Steve Martin, Leon Fleisher, Martin Scorsese and Diana Ross received the Kennedy Center Honors this year.VOICE ONE:Welcome to This Is America in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. ...
Today, it may seem hard to imagine that the decision to buy the territory from Russia for $7 million was unpopular.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein.VOICE TWO:And I'm Steve Ember. Among the fifty states, California is the largest in population. But which ...
As the nation observes Veterans Day, a look at issues facing wounded troops returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. Mary Robles (age 5) stands with her father, Master Sgt. Daniel Robles, during a Purple Heart cerem...
Here are some favorite songs about autumn.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein. It is autumn in the northern part of the world. So it is time to play some of our favorite songs about this season.(MUSIC)Autumn leaves in Pennsylva...
Each year a half-million people visit historic Glen Echo Park along the Potomac River in Maryland.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein.VOICE TWO:And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program we explore the history of Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, Maryland.(SO...
A history of road building in the United States, including the Interstate Highway System, launched by an act of Congress.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. On June twenty-ninth, nineteen fifty-six, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a public works bill. The act of Congress ...
A musical history of this American tradition, where people go when they are hungry for comfort foods, and earlier times.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This is a three-day weekend for millions of Americans in observance of Columbus Day on Monday. A holid...
Natural beauty, colorful history, a huge bridge, a restored island and even a leaning lighthouse.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we take you to the East Coast for a boat trip on the Chesapeake ...
Natural beauty, colorful history, a huge bridge, a restored island and even a leaning lighthouse.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we take you to the East Coast for a boat trip on the Chesapeake ...
The musical play by Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein opened 50 years ago this month in New York. First of two parts with songs from the original cast recording.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Shirley Griffith.Today and next week we b...
Some things to see on an autumn visit to the nation's capital and beyond.VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein. Visitors to Washington, D.C., in the summer often want to stay inside air-conditioned museums. The cooler days of fal...
VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:2006 Labor Day parade in Detroit, MichiganAnd I'm Barbara Klein. Most of the world observes Labor Day on May first. But the United States has its workers holiday on the first Monday in September. Today on our prog...
Progress continues, but concerns are raised about the physical as well as the mental recovery from the floods. 'There's no way you can tell me to get over it,' says one man.Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus.VOICE TWO:Two breeches in the Florida Street levee, lookin...
