"With such men at the helm of American affairs," she continued, laughing, "there might not have been opportunity or the need for change."

I'd like to make it an American affair for a few minutes.

However, they had some power over economic and American affairs, especially taxes.

Officials of foreign governments should not interfere in domestic American affairs.

No one in charge of American foreign affairs has talked like that in decades.

Her parents were also active in local African American affairs, including civil rights activities.

His father came of a family well known in American affairs.

As one of the speakers pointed out, it was mostly to do with American domestic affairs.

The speakers did not hesitate to wade into domestic American affairs.

It was in this capacity that he became a key figure in American affairs.