Recorded in Woodbine, Iowa, 2019
This snapshot was gathered in conjunction with the Museum on Main Street program at the Smithsonian Institution and its "Stories from Main Street" initiative. The project is intended to capture Americans' impressions and stories about their small-town and rural neighborhoods, waterways, personal memories, cultural traditions, work histories, and thoughts about American democracy. This story is from a group of narratives inspired by the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America."
Speaker 1: What are your civic responsibilities as an American?
Speaker 2: Well, probably the most important responsibility is to vote . . . very important for everyone to vote. And then I think we have to pay taxes, and I think we have to volunteer some of our work for our communities. So those are probably three of the basic main responsibilities as an American.
Speaker 1: Is there any political reasons while you're growing your hair out? (Laughs)
Speaker 2: None!
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