He arrived in Saigon on the day that Vietcong agents blew up an American officers' billet.
• New York Times obituary, July 28, 2003
• New York Times obituary, July 28, 2003
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I was on the way to my hotel, and I passed a hotel going in the opposite direction.
— Bob Hope
What It Means
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• New York Times obituary, July 28, 2003" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Bob Hope
Leslie Townes Hope, KBE, [email protected], KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), best known as Bob Hope, was a British-American entertainer, having appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, films and in army concerts.
About Bob Hope
Leslie Townes Hope, KBE, [email protected], KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), best known as Bob Hope, was a British-American entertainer, having appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, films and in army concerts.
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