Only in America: Innovators on Freedom, Risk, and the American Idea

Hosted by Director Condoleezza Rice, Only in America is a new documentary interview series featuring some of the nation’s most accomplished innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, and business leaders. Through deeply personal conversations, guests reflect on the role that freedom, opportunity, risk-taking, and American institutions played in their journeys.

The inaugural season features NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang; former PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi; entrepreneur and software pioneer Tom Siebel; General Motors Chair and CEO Mary Barra; renowned computer scientist and AI leader Fei-Fei Li; and world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Despite their diverse backgrounds and fields of achievement, each offers a unique perspective on the opportunities, values, and institutions that enabled their success.

The series asks a simple but profound question: 

Could your success have happened anywhere else?

The answers reveal a common thread across these remarkable stories, that extraordinary achievement does not occur in a vacuum, but is made possible by a culture that rewards creativity, encourages experimentation, and protects individual liberty. More than a series of interviews, Only in America serves as a powerful exploration of the conditions that enable human flourishing, innovation, and American leadership. As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, the series highlights the enduring relationship between freedom and achievement, offering a compelling vision of the American idea in practice.