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This is Lee Habib, and this is Our American Stories,

the show where America is the star and the American people. To search for the Our American Stories, the show where America is the star and the American people.

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or wherever you get your podcast. Most everyone over the age of 50 has heard the name

Will Rogers. His quotes ring is true today as they did in the 1930s.

Congress opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation. Good judgment comes from

experience and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.

Here to tell the story of Will Rogers is Tad Jones, the executive

director of the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, Oklahoma. But first, audio from Lux

Radio Theater. You'll be hearing a lot of it over this hour. Let's get into the story.

From Hollywood, the Hollywood Radio Theater.

Starring Jane Wyman and Will Rogers, Jr., in the story of Will Rogers.

Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Irving Cummings.

Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen, if a vote were taken for the most popular American of all time outside of public office,

I'm sure Will Rogers' name would head the list. His keen perception, gentle humor, and simplicity

made him one of the most beloved men of our time.

Tonight, playing his original role in the story of Will Rogers,

we have the perfect choice, Will Rogers Jr.

And as is co-starred in this humorous drama from the Warner Brothers Studio,

their glamorous Academy Award winner, Jane Wyman, in her original role of Mrs. Rogers. Now, Will didn't become Will Rogers just overnight.

You've heard of the Trail of Tears.

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