What happens
George Burns and Gracie Allen hear that George has been asked by President Truman to help run the country in Washington. The rumor spreads from an old friend's note, and the Burnses discuss the trip, their supposed roles, and what George should say to important visitors. Meanwhile, a newspaper interview gives a garbled account of George's views, and the couple prepares to leave for the capital. The Burns and Allen series is heard on CBS and NBC radio, with Gracie Allen and George Burns in the leads and Bill Goodwin as announcer, and this episode first aired on February 21, 1946.
The Burns home, and later the Burnses' train departure, in an unspecified city
Characters: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bill Goodwin, Meredith Willson, Harry Morton, Blanche Morton
Listen for: Gracie's misunderstandings of Harry's note and the newspaper interview, and George's sudden belief that he is headed to Washington
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.