Foundation Gives $3M To Tell Bob Hope's Story At WWII Museum
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Bob and Dolores Hope Foundation is giving the National World War II Museum in New Orleans $3 million to include his story at the museum.
The museum says in a news release Tuesday that Hope's story "represents the value of laughter and humanity in even the darkest times."
President and CEO Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller says the museum is supposed to tell the entire American experience in World War II. "Hope's legacy of entertaining troops is essential to revealing this era's history," he says.
Plans include a special exhibit, a documentary about Hope's achievements and a film series honoring his legacy. The museum also will make photographs, artifacts and other archival materials about Hope available through its digital collections at ww2online.org.
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