The Kennedy Center Honors Lucille Ball (Pt 1 of 3)

From December 7, 1986. Walter Cronkite is host. Honoring Lucille Ball are Walter Matthau, Robert Stack, Bea Arthur, Valerie Harper, Pam Dawber, President Ronald Reagain, and a statement from Desi Arnaz, who had died of cancer only five days earlier. In Part 1, Walter Cronkite introduces the honorees and shows a recap of their evening at the White House being hosted by Ronald Reagan. The links to parts 2 and 3 are as follows:
PART 2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5G9GCDU_yK4
PART 3:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wkZUUTbzDVI

"I don't know what I would have done if I hadn't had this thing to keep me occupied. Desi died and my show got canceled. If I hadn't had this, if I hadn't this reassurance that I was still wanted, I don't think that I could have gone on." -- Lucille Ball, speaking about the Kennedy Center Honors.

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[CitzenVain714]

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[ckri2]

I'm happy to share this. :)

[reshamari11]

"Lucille Ball was so funny that she could make you laugh without saying one dirty word. She was so funny that she didn't have to say ANY word to make you laugh. Just thinking about Lucy brings a smile to my face. She was that good". Those are the words said by Madonna when she was asked about Lucille Ball.

"Lucy is my favorite". Quote from Frank Sinatra

"Funniest woman ever" Quote from Chris Rock

"I used to eat my cheerios watching Lucy" Quote from Oprah Winfrey

Enough Said.

[1960galBSAM]

I love it at the beginning, when everyone is singing the National Anthem, I love to watch Lucy singing it(: To me, that just makes me smile!

[rickw1100]

Well deserved!!!

[POBox1999]

@4615larkc Unlike today's sensationalist anchors/performers.

[4615larkc]

@POBox1999 he was a man everyone loved & could trust & let enter their home

[MrsCullenJankowski]

This was just a few days after Desi Arnaz died :( Lucy is a genius.

[TheDeanmartinfan1]

@myrnaturner geezzz dont do that you almost gave me a heart attack and i am only 13!!! lol

[RealTime88]

@reshamari11 Great quotes. Lucy said she found herself brave but never funny. I could never understand that. She was funny, talented, AND brave.

[dia91101]

Do you have this in it's entirety? I would love to see it!

[POBox1999]

Cronkite was the man! RIP

[reshamari11]

To answer your question beachbumrc17, Madonna said that quote about Lucy when Lucy died around 1989 and they were asking all celebs to comment about Lucy on the tv show Entertainment Tonight. At that point in 1989 Madonna had been famous for about 5 or 6 years.