Is this the end of the American Creed?

From: Review - Institute of Public Affairs | Date: December 1, 2005| Author: Roskam, John | Copyright information

Is this the end of the American Creed? John Roskam reviews Who are We? The Challenges to the America's National Identity By Samuel P. Huntington (Simon & Schuster, 2005, 428 pages)

At the presidential inauguration of John Kennedy in 1961, Robert Frost recited a poem he wrote about the 'heroic deeds' of the 'glorious' founding fathers of America. In 1993, at Bill Clinton's inauguration there was also poetry. Maya Angelou recited her own poem that didn't once use the words 'America' ...

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