What's My Line? - Eleanor Roosevelt (Oct 18, 1953) [W/ COMMERCIALS]

[rpannier]

[MustLoveBeagles]

1. This is wonderful

When my grandfather was oversees during the war, he got to meet her and shake her hand. She visited the hospital and spoke with several of the soldiers. He said she was a beautiful person and that her visit was the best medicine he could've gotten. He also said that if she'd ever run for president he would've voted for her in a heartbeat.

[burrowowl]

2. K&R!!!!!!!!

[pressbox69]

3. I expected a longer, louder ovation.

[pressbox69]

4. My favorite

ER appearance on TV.

[mountain grammy]

9. Oh, I remember that.. Thank you!

[madaboutharry]

5. Did you notice how the women panelist all wore girly blindfolds?

And that when the lady contestant, Edith Hempstead, was on they all subscribed "female" jobs to her?

Newsflash: America wasn't great!

[bobbieinok]

6. Remember seeing her on TV at Democratic National Conventions when I was a kid!

It was a painful shock when she no longer appeared!

My family watched What's My Line every week!

[left-of-center2012]

7. Steve Allen was a regular panelist on the show.

I met Steve Allen and his wife Jayne Meadows around 1983 when she was performing in a play at the ‘Old Globe Theater’, Balboa Park, San Diego.
I was working the front desk at the hotel where they were staying and each evening when they returned from the theater they’d stop by the desk to check for messages and mail.

They were the nicest people you’d want to meet; they acted more like your friendly neighbor than the celebrities and stars they were.
Sometimes we’d talk for about 10 minutes about everyday things (the price of bread; kids today; etc).

Just downright nice decent folk.

[mountain grammy]

8. This made me cry

we've gone from this to the apprentice... please, for the sake of all humanity.. make America smart again.

[Frustratedlady]

10. I don't remember the exact location, but I recall the story of a trip Eleanor made to Iowa.

Apparently, she either had motor problems or got stuck in the mud and was unable to remedy the situation. Her solution was to stand by her vehicle and yell for help. The story was that some people who heard her were trying to figure out what she was yelling about and what the emergency was. One man said he couldn't figure it out, but that it sounded like Eleanor. Sure enough! They found her and took care of the dilemma.

[zanana1]

11. Thanks. I really enjoyed that. nt

[PatrickforO]

12. One of the greatest people who ever lived.

An aside - I'll bet that guy on the commercial that shaved his two-week stubble with that antique Remington electric razor had to use about a gallon of lotion to get rid of the razor burn when he was done with that.

Well....at least there wasn't blood dripping so you could see it.

[llmart]

13. I enjoyed this immensely.

Thanks for the link.