And that was how one of America's founding fathers,Benjamin Franklin, came into public life.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

Franklin was never elected president, but was one of the Founding Fathers.

VOA: special.2010.11.12

Jefferson was one of the most influential of the nation's Founding Fathers.

VOA: special.2010.11.12

Montazeri was one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic and remained a top arbiter of Shi'ite law.

VOA: standard.2009.12.22

"When I bought this house I thought I would like to be like the Founding Fathers.

VOA: standard.2010.08.07

But Europe is based on what Europe calls 'common values.' And the common values were established after the war by the founding fathers on Europe on the 'never again."

VOA: standard.2010.04.10