The Last Cowboy Who Captured America’s Heart, Then Lost It

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  • Опубликовано: 20 янв 2025

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  • @kiasax2
    @kiasax2 Месяц назад +8

    Being a Cherokee too, Will Rogers is my hero, that began while learning our Cherokee language and culture from my grandparents.
    Will Rogers was the first hero outside of my family since I was 4 years old.
    I have every book he ever wrote and includes books written about him by his family or close friends.
    In my 61 years since I learned about him, I've never wavered in my admiration.
    My wife and I have a little 60-acre horse farm and my study is covered in Will Rogers memorabilia and books.
    Will's kindness and humanity have guided my life's journey throughout.
    My wife finds Will Rogers as much a hero as I do. She's the best person I've ever known.
    I enjoyed you video about Will.
    As we Cherokees say, wado or thank you for this video. It's always nice to run across more interesting information about Will, who's allegedly out cousin through the Vann family. That's according to my cousin, she's the genealogist of our family.
    Also, Will Rogers is the only humorist to be honored by having his likeness in Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.
    Sgi, donadgohvi.

  • @KarlPHorse
    @KarlPHorse Месяц назад +41

    Rogers is still a huge deal in Oklahoma to this day. Aside from the turnpike, We learn about him in schools, other highways and buildings are named after him, and you can find several statues of him around the state.
    He was a beacon of light to Oklahomans in the Great Depression. He was far more than just an entertainer. He was something else entirely. He was a symbol of hope during some of the toughest years of America’s existence.

    • @davidrice3337
      @davidrice3337 Месяц назад +2

      I love Will Rogers - & his buddy Jimmie Rodgers

    • @noorgonzalez1076
      @noorgonzalez1076 Месяц назад +1

      😮😢
      👍🏽
      💎💎💎💎💎💎💎
      Isaiah 35:5,6
      Isaiah 65:21
      Revelation 21:3,4

    • @kiasax2
      @kiasax2 Месяц назад

      That's fantastic news.
      Will Rogers is the only humorist to have his statute in Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.

  • @mosessupposes2571
    @mosessupposes2571 Месяц назад +32

    “His image as a good guy was shattered when he died” What kind of foolishness is that?? Clickbait shoddy journalism

  • @riverbender9898
    @riverbender9898 Месяц назад +14

    He was a giant...and an angel. Thanks.

  • @douglasthompson9482
    @douglasthompson9482 Месяц назад +4

    Will Rogers was beloved by millions of people. A hero of the people.

  • @JAMESGANG-f5u
    @JAMESGANG-f5u Месяц назад +10

    My granddad (who passed away in 2015 at age 92) told me that Will Rogers was his childhood idol and that he cried when WR died.

  • @sacredgroovetube
    @sacredgroovetube Месяц назад +9

    I always knew Will as the Cherokee Kid. He is famous for his one-liners. The people who get stuff for free are the first ones to complain. The income tax is going to make liars out of all of us. Thanks, Will. His movie The Roping Fool is a must-watch. When he lassos the mouse, I had to laugh.

  • @frequentlycynical642
    @frequentlycynical642 Месяц назад +3

    There is also Will Rogers State Park near Los Angeles.
    My parents came of age in the 1930's. I heard quite a bit about Rogers growing up.

  • @notcherbane3218
    @notcherbane3218 Месяц назад +24

    The title makes no sense but I did enjoy the story about him

  • @jeanbaker2087
    @jeanbaker2087 Месяц назад +9

    Excellent video! Im an Okie from Muskogee and Will Rogers was one of my favorite people. I have been to that memorial several times in my 74 years and would like to go again. Loved the photos and video clips. Really enjoyed it.😊

    • @Factinate
      @Factinate  Месяц назад

      Very cool!

    • @imhere653
      @imhere653 Месяц назад +3

      I've been there, too! It IS A very impressive museum. The view from the graves is beautiful. I recommend it. It's in Claremore, OK, just outside of Tulsa.

  • @Lkydog8165
    @Lkydog8165 Месяц назад +15

    There's also the airport in Okc named Will Rogers after such a great man...

    • @mburnett3060
      @mburnett3060 Месяц назад +1

      There is also an airport in Oklahoma named after Wiley Post.

  • @johnschuh8616
    @johnschuh8616 Месяц назад +2

    Rogers was a media giant. His newspaper columns were read everywhere. A major movie and radio star, Edward, Prince of Wales was delight deco have lunch with him. Good
    friend of Jack Garner, FDR’s conservative VP.and a fellow rancher.

  • @gmb858
    @gmb858 Месяц назад +11

    Will Rogers is buried in Claremore, Oklahoma, not Clairmont.

  • @jamescromer550
    @jamescromer550 Месяц назад +5

    As a kid in Alabama in the 70s, even we knew all about Will Rogers! A great American.

  • @muliefriend4785
    @muliefriend4785 Месяц назад +6

    Such a handsome man❤

  • @carlacook5181
    @carlacook5181 Месяц назад +3

    I remember my Mother saing “Will Rogers says…” but didn’t know what that meant until now. Thanks for the show. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

  • @bruceweaver1518
    @bruceweaver1518 Месяц назад +1

    I showed my students several clips of Rogers’ talent with the lasso and all of them said it was fake!!!!

  • @melvinmulder7750
    @melvinmulder7750 Месяц назад +10

    I liked this video, but the title is an insult to the viewers.

  • @melodymerritt8419
    @melodymerritt8419 Месяц назад +3

    Good video and I can appreciate your effort. However, in 1935 Alaska was NOT part of the US as stated in the video. Alaska did not become apart of the US until 1959. Just fyi.

  • @markmed9091
    @markmed9091 Месяц назад +12

    These should be taken down because they slander good people as click bait .

  • @Gothhippie667
    @Gothhippie667 Месяц назад +4

    It's said that Will said he never met a man he didn't like.
    James McMurtry wrote a song called 'For All I Know", the salient line being
    "course you had that boyfriend
    with the Chevrolet
    he never met Will Rogers
    I'd be willing to say
    yeah it's safe to say
    he never met Will Rogers".

  • @alabamaal225
    @alabamaal225 Месяц назад +8

    Thanks, other commenters, for warning me about the clickbait title. This might actually be a good bio video about Will Rogers; I'll never know because I refuse to watch videos with known clickbait titles.

  • @LisaBrown-l4c
    @LisaBrown-l4c Месяц назад +4

    The part about Rogers hitching a ride as far as Alaska with Post is comical, more likely the two were headed to the South Pacific to get an idea of the Japanese military build up right before the war. The airplane was designed more for reconnaissance than touring the globe, equipped with pontoons for island hopping, ocean landings, etc. Post was one of the most celebrated pilots in the world having been the first aviator to circumnavigate the globe, an easy task for a flyer of his caliber to transport a world renowned journalist such as Will Rogers writing down observations.

  • @pjesf
    @pjesf Месяц назад +6

    Did I miss something? He very clearly captured the heart of America but how did he lose it? After he death he was just as revered as before. Clickbait is not cool

  • @jerushamaxwell281
    @jerushamaxwell281 Месяц назад +14

    How did Will Rogers 'lose America's heart' with his tragic plane crash death? He had done nothing wrong or shameful!

  • @DoubleMrE
    @DoubleMrE Месяц назад +6

    If Roger’s ever was a non-partisan, it wasn’t for long. He was well-known for the famous phrase…”I’m not a member of any organized political party, I’m a Democrat.” 😁

  • @Tsmoke1414
    @Tsmoke1414 Месяц назад +8

    I used to work at an elementary school in Texas named after Will Rogers.

    • @xbubblehead
      @xbubblehead Месяц назад +2

      I can top that. I'm a plankowner in the only U.S. Navy ship named for him.

  • @fredcloud9668
    @fredcloud9668 Месяц назад +3

    Wiley Post was a great man. He developed the suits the astronaut s still wear today.

  • @randyhebbebusche3644
    @randyhebbebusche3644 Месяц назад +2

    Great narrative on an impressive figure in America.

  • @BrooklynneMuffett
    @BrooklynneMuffett Месяц назад

    Thank you for all the videos you do to entertain and educate the masses. I love your content!

  • @davidrice3337
    @davidrice3337 Месяц назад +2

    People dont realize what a phenom Will Rogers was - he did things with a rope that's unequalled till this day - if there was one person I'd like to have a conversation with it would be a hard choice - there would be 3 - Ronnie VanZant, Gene Autry and Will Rogers

  • @alyssstout8112
    @alyssstout8112 Месяц назад +3

    The title is completely silly and certainly not true….
    Will Rogers was probably the most famous man in America during his time. Oklahomans practically revered him and he is still a huge deal in the state to this day.
    His charming boyish grin, humor, intelligence, and ability to interact with anyone, no matter their station in life, made him wildly popular but especially so among the working class.
    In short, he was a superstar of his time and most certainly deserved a better narrator to tell his story here.

  • @mauricedavis2160
    @mauricedavis2160 Месяц назад +5

    Excellent channel!🙏👌🦉❤️

    • @Factinate
      @Factinate  Месяц назад

      Welcome to the page!

  • @thomasshoff6512
    @thomasshoff6512 Месяц назад +2

    Will was an anti woke speaker whose rhetoric was truth, but easy to hear!

  • @nabbyr8112
    @nabbyr8112 Месяц назад +37

    Clickbait title. Shame on you.

    • @herminepursch2470
      @herminepursch2470 Месяц назад +3

      He died too soon It was a tragic death

    • @herminepursch2470
      @herminepursch2470 Месяц назад +2

      I don't see anything wrong with the title

    • @Naomi-pq6tv
      @Naomi-pq6tv Месяц назад +2

      ​@@herminepursch2470 He wasn't the last cowboy to capture the heart of America 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @nabbyr8112
      @nabbyr8112 Месяц назад +9

      @ “Will Rogers was a beloved American idol famous for his cheery, go-getter screen presence. But that image was shattered as soon as the details of his unspeakable death came out.” Is pretty derogatory. His image was never ‘shattered’.

    • @herminepursch2470
      @herminepursch2470 Месяц назад +1

      @@Naomi-pq6tv Gene Artery, Roy Rodgers, and Randolph Scott didn't compare to him

  • @gregdavis19
    @gregdavis19 Месяц назад

    Very good synopsis on Rogers life.

  • @Joseph-s2f4g
    @Joseph-s2f4g Месяц назад +1

    He never met a man he didn't like

  • @JustinHavens-t7z
    @JustinHavens-t7z Месяц назад +4

    Claremore, ok… not Claremont…

  • @jenniferwheeler8509
    @jenniferwheeler8509 Месяц назад +1

    It's pronounced Claremore,Ok. I'm from there.

  • @penelopestephens2655
    @penelopestephens2655 Месяц назад

    It may well be click bait but it is still interesting.

  • @xbubblehead
    @xbubblehead Месяц назад

    It's sad that a pretty decent video is posted with that kind of clickbait description.

  • @SueP-D
    @SueP-D Месяц назад +3

    Oh dang I thought this was about Mr Rogers 😂

    • @RingYourDoorbell
      @RingYourDoorbell Месяц назад +2

      HA! This gave me a giggle. That's Fred Rogers!

    • @carywest9256
      @carywest9256 Месяц назад +2

      Still a beautiful day in the neighborhood though, won't you be my neighbor?

    • @SueP-D
      @SueP-D Месяц назад +2

      @@RingYourDoorbell So funny 😅. I’m not joking though! I clicked on it because I thought it was Mr Rogers and I got confused hearing he could lasso ropes. I thought “Mr Rogers lasso’d ropes?” 🤷🏼‍♀️😂😂😂

    • @SueP-D
      @SueP-D Месяц назад +1

      @@carywest9256 Aw for sure 🥰

    • @RingYourDoorbell
      @RingYourDoorbell Месяц назад +2

      @SueP-D To be fair, my GenX heart would LOVE to see them do Mr. Rogers!!

  • @daveapplemotors
    @daveapplemotors Месяц назад +1

    Will Rogers, who never encountered Richard Nixon said "I never met a man I didn't like". There was a good bumper sticker about that decades ago:
    trump?

  • @JAMESGANG-f5u
    @JAMESGANG-f5u Месяц назад

    6:02
    They offered him 2 cents a month and he couldn’t pass that kind of money up dog daggit

  • @CliftonBowers
    @CliftonBowers Месяц назад +1

    His cabin is owned by a relative of mine unfortunately vandalism got hold of it and burnt to da ground 😢

  • @RonPieper61
    @RonPieper61 Месяц назад +3

    Great content but could benefit from decent narration.

  • @onlybev1
    @onlybev1 7 дней назад

    It's Claremore, Ok where he was laid to rest, not Claremont.

  • @johnw9013
    @johnw9013 Месяц назад +1

    Love the stories. But if you could sound like you've read it before, that'd be great.

  • @gregggeeslin7550
    @gregggeeslin7550 Месяц назад

    Has everybody forgotten that Will Rogers was a big fan of fascism?

  • @StevenSchenk-h1s
    @StevenSchenk-h1s Месяц назад

    Land o rock museum was uis home where he intertained outlaws.

  • @123Goldhunter11
    @123Goldhunter11 Месяц назад

    A decent man. Now all we need is decent politicians. Or is that an oxy moran?

  • @cbbcbb6803
    @cbbcbb6803 Месяц назад

    The prodigal son?

  • @Katherine-cf7rj
    @Katherine-cf7rj Месяц назад

    💛🤠💛

  • @IamSnowbird
    @IamSnowbird Месяц назад

    A one eyed pilot?

  • @markbrautigam2502
    @markbrautigam2502 Месяц назад

    Slow news day !!!

  • @Arkinals
    @Arkinals Месяц назад

    Will Rogers never met Donald Trump.

  • @robtsologtr
    @robtsologtr Месяц назад

    What horrible AI narration 🤢

  • @JimGreen-p4h
    @JimGreen-p4h Месяц назад

    .....proofREAD/proofVIEW your CAPTIONS.
    ...disgusting.
    DO BETTER.

  • @nelsontoondrawer7618
    @nelsontoondrawer7618 Месяц назад +4

    Will Rogers wanted a businessman to run our nation. Saying: "Government is the biggest business in America." (Being a D...he wanted N A Z I lover Henry Ford).😮 😢 But, now we finally have Trump & MAGA. 😊❤🎉❤🎉😊

    • @pam112061
      @pam112061 Месяц назад +1

      Now the N A Z I lovers are trump and maga...

    • @elijahjames8837
      @elijahjames8837 Месяц назад +1

      Absolutely every person alive will regret Trump. He is insane and very evil. Best friends with Jeffery Ebstein for 15 years. You will soon know what I am saying is true. The love of money is the root of all evil and nobody loves money more than Trump. The Democrats would be no better. Left wing right wing same vulture.
      All Presidents are selected not elected. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    • @alyssstout8112
      @alyssstout8112 Месяц назад +4

      May God help us all….😞😞😞