What did Joseph Schlafly help to create?
the teleprompter
Did he do it alone?
no
How many others were there?
two
Who were they?
Fred Barton and Irving Kahn
What was Fred's job?
he was an actor
What about Irving's?
Vice President at 20th Century Fox
Did they all quite their jobs?
yes
why?
to sell their invention
did they have a company?
yes
What was it?
the TelePrompTer Corporation
When did they create the teleprompter?
In 1950
Who was the person in politics to use it?
Herbert Hoover
When?
1952
Where was he?
in Chicago
At what gathering?
the Republican National Convention
Did he give away that he was using it?
yes
How?
he said it should be restarted
Did this serve as advertising for it?
yes
Why did he need it?
to continue his speech
What was the first show to use it?
the First Hundred Years