President Joe Biden addressed the death of Betty White in speaking to reporters on Friday, reflecting the national impact her passing has had on the culture
in speaking to reporters on Friday, reflecting the national impact her passing has had on the culture.said, “Who didn’t love Betty White? We’re so sad.”
All the major news networks covered her passing, and NBC News broke into regular programming for a special report.FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel tweeted that White was “an icon and a TV legend.”We are saddened by the passing of Betty White. Not only was she an amazing actress, she also served during WWII as a member of the American Women’s Voluntary Services. A true legend on and off the screen.
She also took a stand against efforts to cave to prejudices, as happened in 1954, when she was hosting the series Hollywood on Television. Some southern TV stations demanded that a Black dancer, Arthur Duncan, be removed from the cast of the show. White, and the network, refused. She noted in her autobiography, “I was livid — this was 1954, for heaven’s sake! I wanted to tell them what to do with their stations, but wiser heads prevailed.
In 2012, White visited President Barack Obama at the White House, met the First Family’s dog Bo and even taped a video for an administration jobs initiative.
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