The other day, to augment his clueless quote about Winston Churchill, Trump told the story of Churchill going outside to stand on the roof of a building during the Blitz and broadcast a speech to the British people. I think the fake point he was trying to make was showing how the Prime Minister tried to calm the public by showing there was no reason to panic and just stay calm and carry on. There's just one problem with his story -- and you're probably way ahead of me here -- it's not true. Need I say, "of course"? It was legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow who would periodically go on the rooftop of the building CBS would broadcast from, and he would do his news report back to the United States (his famous "This...is London" broadcasts), as bombs could be heard exploding in the background. And it wasn't done to calm anyone, but to keep people fully informed and and honest as possible. Murrow is one of my few "heroes" in broadcasting, and I've read three biographies on him. So, when I heard Trump telling the story about Winston Churchill, I could only cringe and shake my head. Which is a long way to explain why I thought it would be a good time to have this clip of Edward R. Murrow as the 'Mystery Guest' segment of What's My Line? Murrow had one of the most recognizable voices in radio and TV (in large part because of those London broadcasts), and so he works hard to disguise it. This video comes from December, 1952 – that's notable because while Bennett Cerf is on panel, this is so early in the show's run that he's not yet in his traditional seat on far right. If you want to jump right to Murrow's appearance, it starts around the 16:30 mark. Nice, too, is that after the game, he sticks around to make a nice, moving presentation afterwards
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