The Pittsburgh Press (July 7, 1944)
Keynoter’s son not impressed
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (UP) –
Governor Robert S. Kerr said today he hoped the Democratic delegates to the National Convention would appreciate his keynote address more than his six-year-old son, Billy.
Mr. Kerr quoted this exchange of questions and answers after he had read part of his address to Billy:
“How many pages to your keynote speech?”
“About 20.”
“How many did you read to me?”
“Three.”
“Do I have to go to the convention?”
“No, son, you don’t.”
Mr. Kerr said he had whittled another two and a half minutes off the keynote address, to be delivered July 19 in Chicago, but said it was “still five minutes too long.” He refused to estimate length of the address in minutes.