Orson Wells was a film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Welles 
found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 
radio adaptation of H.G. Well’s novel, The War of the Worlds.The radio drama
was performed on the Mercury Theater of the Air. His first film with RKO was
Citizen Kane in 1941, in which he starred as Charles Foster Kane. It is felt by 
many to be  the greatest film ever made. Another Wells masterpiece is Touch
of Evil (1958). On October 10, 1985, Wells did his final interview on The Merv
Griffin Show (below).

Willie Howard Mays, Jr. is a former professional baseball player who played the
majority of his major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants
before finishing with the New York Mets. Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall
of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. He is considered by many to be the
greatest all-around player of all time. Mays won two MVP awards and tied Stan
Musial’s record with 24 appearances in the All-Star Game. He ended his career
with 660 home runs.

Tammy Wynette was one of country music’s best-known artists and biggest-
selling female vocalists. She was known as the First Lady of Country Music,
and her best-known song, “Stand by Your Man”, was one of the biggest hit
singles by a woman in the history of country music. Tammy had 17 number
one hits during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Note: Soldier Boy was recorded in just one take.

The National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance designated by the
United States congress, when people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and
meditation". On April 17, 1952, President Harry S. Truman (below) signed a bill proclaiming a National Day of Prayer must be declared by each following U.S. 
president at an appropriate date of his choice. In 1988, the law was amended
so that the National Day of Prayer would be held on the first Thursday of May.

President Harry S. Truman proclaiming a National Day of Prayer