| Easter Seals: Two Young Comics Floor Bob Hope | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1721 |
| Catalog #: | 429375 | |
| Clip Number: | 429375-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 037-019-05 | |
| Timecode: | 00:17:50 - 00:19:21 | |
| Location: | Washington DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT: Comedy LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. ORGANIZATIONS: March of Dimes PERSONALITIES: Hope, Bob PERSONALITIES: Johnson, Lyndon Baines (LBJ) | |
| Description: | Both President Johnson and Bob Hope get upstaged by a couple of young comics --- and they love it! Donnie and Ronnie Cooper, age 6 are the Easter Seal Twins this year and they open the annual drive for Crippled Kids by doing headstands in the President's office. Washington DC President Johnson and Bob Hope crouch down on their knees to get to eye lever with the two physically challenged twin boys. MS - One of the physically challenged boy does a headstand in the President's office, MS - Bob Hope sitting in the middle of the two boys on a leather sofa. Bob Hope "These are our two poster kids for the Easter Seal campaign. This is ... are you Ronnie?" Boy - No I'm Donnie Bob Hope - That's a pretty good guess wasn't it? Puts the other microphone in front of the boy's face, "And your name is what? Boy replies... Yes I'm Ronnie and your, your? Boy replies... Donnie Bob Hope - Looks at them and says... Your putting me on? aren't you? The one little boy shakes his head no... Bob Hope - I think your having me , I'm in a..... you're cutting me up... I'm sitting between two comics, here, and this is Miss Kay Bower. You're doing a lot of wonderful work with the Easter Seal campaign all these years, and we just presented the President with this book. Easter Seals Stamps from the past 30 years, and the boys went in, and the boys went in and stood on their heads for him. Would you want to stand on your heads for the camera and just show him, how you’re going to play for the Rams next year? These are the two new half backs. (The boys stand on their heads for the camera) and all the onlookers applaud | |
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