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Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents

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For 11 Presidents, Bob Hope was a golfing buddy, national jester and constant guest at the White House. This special includes personal recollections about Bob from the Clintons, the Bushs, the Fords, and David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower. Guests Tony Danza, Don Johnson, Naomi Judd, Ann-Margret and Tom Selleck also appear on what was to become Bob Hope's final television special.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1996-11-23

Runtime: 48 mins

Director: David Helfgott

Writer: Martha Bolton, David Helfgott

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents

Production Companies: Hope Enterprises

Production Countries: United States of America

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