Remembering Gracie Allen's White House Run (NPR)
From NPR News:
by Joe Richman (Radio Diaries)
All Things Considered
November 4, 2008
In 1940, the United States was just emerging from the shadow of the Great Depression and war loomed in Europe.
Into these serious times stepped Gracie Allen, part of the popular comic duo Burns and Allen, who launched a campaign for president.
Allen's Surprise Party began as a publicity stunt, but during a whistle-stop tour across the country the campaign took on a life of its own.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96588557
by Joe Richman (Radio Diaries)
All Things Considered
November 4, 2008
In 1940, the United States was just emerging from the shadow of the Great Depression and war loomed in Europe.
Into these serious times stepped Gracie Allen, part of the popular comic duo Burns and Allen, who launched a campaign for president.
Allen's Surprise Party began as a publicity stunt, but during a whistle-stop tour across the country the campaign took on a life of its own.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96588557
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