Administration officials have acknowledged that the episode had caused enormous damage to the American image around the world.

He also wanted a set of American images and objects that resonated in the national psyche.

"American images and music and movies have dominated for so long," she said.

Many of these American images come from books printed in the early modern period that have never been reproduced before.

"Ireland is a culture besotted with American images," he said.

Among some men and women, it inspired a vision of a world made over in the American image.

"This is a very idealistic view of the American image," she said in an interview.

How do you get American images on the air lickety-split?

There was still the desire to look like the enemy, he thought, smiling at his American image in the mirror.

The "ugly American" image has been revived overseas in the 90's.