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SHE

ROCKS

er name is

Betty White.

She is a senior

Hand she ROCKS

On January 17th, 1922, in Oak Park, Illinois, (She stops to let Alec Baldwin kiss her hand.) You
the future television icon was born Betty think i'm going to miss a chance when I get it?
Marion White, the only child of homemaker
Christine Tess (née Cachikis) and lighting Somebody said something the other day about
company executive Horace Logan White. In her 'First Lady of Television.' And I took it as a big
autobiography If You Ask Me (And of Course You compliment. And then I heard her talking to
Won't), White explained her parents named her her daughter a little later, she said, ‘First lady,
"Betty" specifically because they didn't like many yes, she's that old, she was the first one, way, way
of the nicknames derived from "Elizabeth." Forget back.’ But little did I dream then that I would be
your Beths, your Lizas, your Ellies. She's Betty. here. It's incredible that I'm still in this business,
that I'm still -- and you are still putting up with
One thing they don't tell you about growing old— me.
you don't feel old, you just feel like yourself. And
it's true. I don't feel Ninety Six years old. I simply No, I’m thanking you. It's incredible that you can
am Ninety Six years old. stay in a career this long and still have people put
up with you. I wish they did that at home. I want
"You are still putting up with me." to thank Lorne Michaels for doing not only this
tonight, but all the wonderful things he's done
BETTY WHITE'S EMMYS SPEECH with me -- no, for me. And all I can say is, it's such
Was Incredibly Inspiring and Hilarious a blessed business to be in, and how lucky can I
be, and how much I say, thank you to each and
"Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. Thank every one of you. Thank you so much."
you. I’m just going to quit while I'm ahead! Oh,
my goodness, goodness, goodness. This is very Long live Betty White! I MAY BE A SENIOR, SO
exciting. I thought the biggest, most exciting night WHAT? I AM STILL
I had ever had, I'm talking to Lorne Michaels now,
was the night that he gave me an honor. But boy, HOT & I ROCK!
you topped yourself tonight, Lorne.

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