Bob Hope Laughing With The Presidents

"Where else but in America can a kid born in England, brought up in Cleveland and educated in vaudeville, get to know eleven presidents?

And what a time we had - from Roosevelt (that's Franklin Delano, not Teddy) to Clinton."

...Bob Hope



Bob Hope Hosts Final Special November 23 on NBC TV 8 P.M.
"Laughing With The Presidents" Chronicles Comedian's
55-Year "Laugh" Affair With U.S. Presidents

Bill & Hillary Clinton, George & Barbara Bush, Gerald & Betty Ford, David & Julie Nixon Eisenhower make special appearances. Don Johnson, Naomi Judd, Ann-Margret and Tom Selleck are also featured.

Bob Hope, in his final special, hosts a fast-moving comedy hour highlighting his unique friendships with -- and jokes about -- every U.S. President from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. "Bob Hope ... Laughing With the Presidents" will be telecast on NBC, Saturday, Nov. 23 (8-9 p.m. ET).

Tony Danza ("Who's the Boss?") joins Hope as co-host of the special. Bill and Hillary Clinton, George and Barbara Bush, Gerald and Betty Ford, and David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower share personal recollections of the comedian's wit over the years.

Don Johnson, Naomi Judd, Ann-Margret and Tom Selleck set the stage for treasured footage of Hope playfully poking fun at the nation's chief executive officers in his classic monologues, skits and on the front lines entertaining the troops.

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Bob and President Reagan (625 K)