Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance

This week Dennis Vecchiarino emailed a link to a clip of Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance. (Thank you, Dennis.)

Those of us of a certain age remember Red Skelton as a comedic entertainer (in live performances and on radio and television). However, he did have his serious moments, one of which was his recollection of one of his teachers explaining the words and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance to his class.

A few years ago, I emailed the text of his Pledge of Allegiance to a number of people - I don't know if I was aware there was a video of his presentation. The link below goes to the Red Skelton site, which has the text as well as audio and video versions of his presentation on 14 January 1969. For those interested in knowing more about Red Skelton, the links at the bottom of the page will lead to additional background information.

      Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance