"It's going to be a great American moment," he said.

I had a very warm American moment.

It is also very much of the present American moment, and it offers a fascinating lens through which to filter the show.

The call of the home run, that great American iconic moment, is: "Good to see you.

He recreated great American moments from his West 57th Street studio.

"Because it's a big American moment, for better or worse," she said.

"The American moment has not passed," Mr. Obama said.

Another indelible American moment occurred while teaching a course.

Revivals are the characteristically American moments when the gap is closed between the communal and the individual in our religion.

But who would have imagined that such a triumphant American moment would get mixed up so quickly with such tragedy?