Individual 1957

Personal Award: Bob Hope for Outstanding Contribution to International Understanding

NBC Television

To millions of people from Moscow to Morocco, Bob Hope is Mr. United States—the wisecracking, ever-cheerful symbol of an abundant and good-natured land. In his travels to dozens of countries in the last decade, he has contributed immeasurably to international goodwill. In appreciation and recognition, Mr. Hope is presented the George Foster Peabody Television Award for outstanding contribution to international understanding.