and he came up with the idea to help an actor friend who was having trouble remembering his lines. we re grateful for that. the teleprompter oh, wait a minute. hold on. see, that s why we have these papers here. the teleprompter debuted on a soap opera back in 1950, and ever since it has been a lifesaver as you can see for all of us anchors, actors and even politicians, of course. hubert hoover was the first president to use the teleprompter way back in 1952. those words just float in front of our eyes every day. the script is flying so definitely we are indebted. that s for sure. yes, thank you, sir. literally we d be speechless without him. we would just chat a lot. rob, what did you do last night. you know i called out sick! shocker! more world news now coming up after the break. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp.