2003-10-19 John Wesley Powell
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program Peoplein America. Every week at this time we tell the story of…
2003-10-12 Ida Tarbell
(THEME) ANNCR: People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice ofAmerica. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the United…
2003-10-05 Johnny Cash
(THEME) VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program PEOPLEIN AMERICA. Today we tell about world famous country music performerJohnny Cash.…
2003-09-28 Madam C.J. Walker
(Theme) VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with the VOA Special English program,People in America. Every week, we tell the story of someoneimportant in the…
2003-09-21 William Randolph Hearst
(THEME) ANNCR: Welcome to the VOA Special Englishprogram PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Steve Ember and Rich Kleinfeldttell about American publisher William Randolph Hearst. Mister Hearstcreated what was once the nation’s…
2003-09-14 Bob Hope
(THEME) VOICE ONE: I’m Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I’m Dick Rael with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE INAMERICA. Today, we tell the story of Bob Hope. He was…
2003-09-07 Rachel Carson
(THEME) ANNCR: People in America, a program inSpecial English on the Voice of America. Today, Steve Ember and RichKleinfeldt tell about scientist Rachel Carson. Her work started theenvironmental protection movement…
2003-08-31 Ernest Hemingway Pt. 2
(THEME) VOICE ONE: I’M SHIRLEY GRIFFITH. VOICE TWO: AND I’M DOUG JOHNSON WITH PEOPLE IN AMERICA, A PROGRAM ABOUTPEOPLE WHO ARE IMPORTANT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. TODAYWE…
2003-08-24 Ernest Hemingway Pt. 1
(THEME) VOICE 1: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE 2: And I’m Frank Oliver with Peoplein America, a Special English program about people who wereimportant in the history of the United States.…
2003-08-17 Aaron Copland
(THEME) VOICE ONE: I’m Dick Rael. VOICE TWO: And I’m Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English programPeople in America. Today we tell about Aaron Copland, one ofAmerica’s best modern…
2003-08-10 Katharine Graham
(THEME) VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Doug Johnson with the VOASpecial English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell aboutKatharine Graham. She was the owner and…
2003-08-03 Johnny Appleseed
(THEME) VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program Peoplein America. Today we tell about a man known as Johnny Appleseed.Many…
2003-07-27 Cesar Chavez
(THEME) VOICE ONE: I’m Nicole Nichols. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program, Peoplein America. Today we tell about one of the great labor activists,Cesar…
2003-07-20 Nina Simone
(THEME) VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program Peoplein America. Today we tell about singer Nina Simone and play some…
2003-07-13 Sam Houston, Part Two
(THEME) VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Nicole Nichols with the VOA Special English program,People in America. Today, we continue the story of Sam Houston, aTexas hero.…