VOICE ONE:This is Doug Johnson.VOICE TWO:And this is Phil Murray with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)Today we tell about the Korean War.VOICE ONE:President Dwight EisenhowerThe biggest problem facing Dwight Eisenhower when he be...
VOICE ONE:This is Phil Murray.VOICE TWO:And this is Rich Kleinfeldt with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)Today, we tell what life was like in American during the nineteen fifties.VOICE ONE: Imagine that you are visiting the Unite...
VOICE ONE:This is Doug Johnson.VOICE TWO:And this is Phil Murray with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)Today, we tell about the period known as the Cold War.VOICE ONE: The Cold War began after World War Two. The main enemies were ...
VOICE ONE:This is Phil Murray.VOICE TWO:And this is Rich Kleinfeldt with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)Today, we tell about the race to explore outer space.VOICE ONE:On a cold October day in nineteen fifty-seven, the Soviet Uni...
VOICE ONE:This is Richard Rael.VOICE TWO:And this is Doug Johnson with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Dwight EisenhowerDwight Eisenhower was elected president in nineteen fifty-two. By nineteen sixty, he had served two...
VOICE ONE:This is Rich Kleinfeldt.VOICE TWO:And this is Phil Murray with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)John F. KennedyOur program today is about the beginning of the administration of President John Kennedy. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE:J...
VOICE ONE:This is Rich Kleinfeldt.VOICE TWO:And this is Stan Busby with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)Today, we continue the story of President John Kennedy. VOICE ONE:John Fitzgerald KennedyJohn Kennedy began his administratio...
VOICE ONE:This is Phil Murray.VOICE TWO:And this is Richard Rael with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)Today, we begin the story of President Lyndon Johnson. VOICE ONE:Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) watches as Presid...
VOICE ONE:This is Doug Johnson.VOICE TWO:And this is Phil Murray with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)President Lyndon JohnsonToday, we continue the story of America's thirty-sixth president, Lyndon Johnson. (MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Afte...
VOICE ONE:This is Richard Rael.VOICE TWO:And this is Rich Kleinfeldt with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)Today, we tell about the movement for civil rights for black Americans. (MUSIC)VOICE ONE:August 28, 1963: March on Washingt...
VOICE ONE:This is Rich Kleinfeldt.VOICE TWO:And this is Stan Busby with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)Today, we tell about life in the United States during the nineteen sixties. VOICE ONE:The nineteen sixties began with the ele...
VOICE ONE:This is Stan Busby.VOICE TWO:And this is Rich Kleinfeldt with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Nineteen sixty-eight was a presidential election year in the United States. It was also one of the saddest and most...
(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America.(MUSIC)The war between the United States and Spain in eighteen ninety-eight was one of the shortest in American history. The fighting lasted about three months. Yet that short war led to long-term changes...
(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America.(MUSIC)In September, nineteen-oh-one, President William McKinley was assassinated. His Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt, succeeded him.This is Shep o'neal. Today,Maurice Joyce and I tell the story of Ro...
(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America.(MUSIC) Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. It was a time of great technological progress in the United States. Yet many people felt there w...
(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America.(MUSIC)Building the Panama CanalI'm Maurice Joyce. Today, Richard Rael and I tell the story of the Panama Canal.VOICE TWO:For many years, people had dreamed of building a canal across central America to l...
(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America.(MUSIC) Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States during the early years of the twentieth century. He was a forceful leader. His national policies led to social reforms and federal protection ...
(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America.(MUSIC)The United States played a small part in world events during the eighteen hundreds. At the beginning of the nineteen hundreds, however, it expanded its interests throughout the world. America's pre...
(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English.(MUSIC)June eighteenth, nineteen ten, was an exciting day for Theodore Roosevelt. It was the day the former American president returned from a long trip to Africa and Europe. Hundreds of thousands of people were in New York City...
(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English.(MUSIC)The first ten years of the twentieth century in America were shaped by the strong leadership of President Theodore Roosevelt.And in the second decade, Roosevelt returned to national politics to bring, once more, dramatic ...
