National winners represent a "Who's Who" of outstanding Americans.

President-Elect Bush Today I have the opportunity to name three outstanding Americans to three very important cabinet positions.

An extremely difficult Foreign Service examination was also implemented to recruit the most outstanding Americans, along with a merit-based system of promotions.

At this largest German-American event in the country, he was greeted by tens of thousands who celebrated him as an outstanding American of German heritage.

("The most outstanding Americans are seldom summoned to public office.")

High's reform efforts drew national attention, and he was named one of a hundred outstanding young Americans by Life magazine.

It is given every year to "an outstanding American of Irish descent."

It has driven the United Nations, whose founders were the most outstanding Americans of this century, to the point of bankruptcy.

He was President for four terms because he was the most outstanding American of the century.

Each year the Festival pays special tribute to outstanding Americans by making public awards and recognitions.