Gracie: Wait until you see the picture I had taken.
George: I’m not interested in any picture. We’re here to do a broadcast.
Gracie: You know, the Democrats have a donkey and the Republicans have an elephant.
George: What have you got: squirrel?
George: Gracie, have you any idea what a person has to be before they become president?
Gracie: Sure, they’re elected.
George: The whole thing is absurd.
Gracie: Oh, stop worrying, George. I may not even be elected until next November.
Gracie tosses her hat into the ring as she announces her candidacy for President of the United States in 1940.
[In 1940 Gracie actually became a candidate for President of the United States. During the year the Burns and Allen Show featured several comdey routines on their radio show. Below is a transcript of one of these segments:]
Reporter: Miss Allen, my readers want to know what your platform is.
Gracie: Well, it’s knotty pine trimmed with oak and inlaid with California redwood.
George: Coming down to the studio tonight I saw a big banner that said “Vote for Gracie.”
Gracie: Yeah, I know.
George: All over town I see billboards saying, “Put Gracie in the White House.”
Gracie: Uh-huh.
George: It’s in the news reels. It’s in the papers…signs right here on the street saying, “Send Gracie to Washington.” What does this mean?
Gracie: Well, George, I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’m running for President.
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