In 1945, a poll asked Americans, "Do you know what television is?"

Ask Americans who live in neighborhoods where children cannot step out of the house for fear of drug crossfire.

Why, they ask Americans, would we want to be like you?

The union is asking Americans who support the strike to wear blue ribbons that day.

At the same time, he asked Americans to boycott grapes from California.

Lincoln was asking Americans to consider the obligations created by slavery.

It's been at least 30 years since a President has asked Americans to take personal responsibility for our country's future.

But that would mean asking Americans for sacrifice, not giving us tax cuts.

How many would have voluntarily answered the call to service if our president had asked Americans to share the burden?

Yet ask Americans today what they know about him and you are likely to receive blank stares.