Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom (1935)

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Record Details:

Title:
Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom
Date:
1935
Publisher:
Chicago : The John C. Winston Company
Volume:
Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom
Leaf #:
000309
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 26, 2024
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THE MAN 285 the King made his speech, here is something I will never forget. He stood in front of a chair and we all stood up during his speech. Then he walked out and we still stood. "Then four men came in and carried out his chair. We didn't know what it was. Well, it was the Crown Chair. What happened was, he saw the American delegation sitting there. When he got outside, you know, he happened to think of this chair and think of this delegation and of the way Americans are always curio hunting, and he says, 'Boys, go back and get that chair, will you and bring it here?' I'll never forget that." PRESIDENT SHOCKED BY TRAGEDY Will Rogers, Ambassador of Good Will, was the only one who might have dared to be so flippant without arousing the criticism of King George's nation. But he was loved everywhere for that gentle humor that carried with it a breath of the honest soil from which he had sprung. The philosopher from the prairie lands left millions of friends behind. What the passing of Will Rogers meant to the world was best exemplified by the expressions of profound sorrow that the great men he had known said of him. "I was shocked," said President Roosevelt," to hear of the tragedy which has taken Will Rogers and Wiley Post from us. Will was an old friend of mine, a humorist and a philosopher beloved by all. I had the pleasure of greeting Mr. Post on his