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American Pride Is Out Here, Hiding in Plain Sight

American Pride Is Out Here, Hiding in Plain Sight
An aerial drone view shows a temporary drive-in movie theater at the Rose Bowl stadium, in Pasadena, Calif., on July 4, 2020. David McNew/Getty Images
Salena Zito
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WEST NEWTON, Pa.—As the sun dipped below the horizon of the Laurel Mountains off in the distance of the Evergreen Drive-In Theater, families with children were spread out on their sleeping blankets in front of their cars. A cluster of couples were sitting in folding chairs, enjoying each other’s company.

Salena Zito
Salena Zito
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Salena Zito has held a long, successful career as a national political reporter. Since 1992, she has interviewed every U.S. president and vice president, as well as top leaders in Washington, including secretaries of state, speakers of the House and U.S. Central Command generals. Her passion, though, is interviewing thousands of people across the country. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through the lost art of shoe-leather journalism, having traveled along the back roads of 49 states.
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