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Rogers was not the first entertainer to use political humor before his audience. Others, such as Broadway comedian Raymond Hitchcock and Britain's Sir Harry Lauder , preceded him by several years. Bob Hope is the best known political humorist to follow Rogers's example.
William Vann Rogers (October 20, 1911 – July 9, 1993), generally known as Will Rogers Jr., was an American politician, writer, and newspaper publisher.He was the eldest son of humorist Will Rogers (1879–1935) and Betty Blake Rogers (1879–1944).
Bryan B. Sterling (Bryan Bruno Sterling, January 27, 1922 – March 13, 2008) was an authority on the life and work of American political commentator, humorist, and entertainer Will Rogers.
Rogers played in eight games for Mississippi State this year in a beleaguered season for the Bulldogs. He completed 59.9% of his passes for 1,626 yards, 12 touchdowns, and four interceptions.
With Rogers sidelined, it became evident who the best quarterback on the roster is. The former Ole Miss fan now has a chance to cement his legacy with a second straight Egg Bowl win.
A famously down-home wit, Rogers was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood when his small plane crashed in Alaska in 1935. A few years later, Rogers’s son Will Rogers Jr. was chatting one night with a fellow Hollywood scion, Schulberg, the son of a successful Paramount producer. Rogers Jr. was contemplating a congressional run in 1942.
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Big stick ideology, big stick diplomacy, big stick philosophy, or big stick policy was a political approach used by the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. The terms are derived from an aphorism which Roosevelt often said: "speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far". [ 1 ]