Will Rogers Videos

Friends! Check out our new video series called, "Road Trippin' with Will" On this series we travel to the same places Will did as he was growing up. We hope to shed light on his travels as well as the towns he visited, the people he met and how all of this inspired him throughout his life! Let us know what you think!!

Friends! New episode of Interp Talks with interpreters Bill Hamm and Dave Shepard of the Will Rogers State Historic Park in California! Learn all about the the parks founding, Betty Rogers role in it and a few other fun tidbits about the history of this famous historic site!

Friends! Want to learn a little more about Wills 31 bedroom mansion in the Pacific Palisades aka "Wills Ranch House"? Check out the latest episode of Interp Talks with our friends from Will Rogers State Historic Park!

Friends! New episode of Interp Talks with Bill Hamm and Dave Shepard of the Will Rogers State Historic Park! Check out this episode all about the Rogers family pet, a Brahma calf named Sarah!

Friends! Check out the latest video about Will Rogers and his speech dedicating the Pioneer Women Statue in Ponca City, OK! April 22nd, 1930 he along with President Hoover, Oklahoma Governor William Holloway, and Sec of War and native Oklahoman, Patrick J. Hurley were just a few of the speakers that day in Ponca City! Check it out!

Friends! New episode of Interp Talks is up! Wills house in the Pacific Palisades was his own little slice of paradise! He often had celebrities over to entertain or play polo! Do celebs/politicians still go over to Wills place? Check out the video below!

Friends! Check out Episode 3 of our new series, Interp Talks! The interpreters from Will Rogers State Historic Park and the Will Rogers Memorial Museums sit down to discus, is there anyone alive today that compares to Will Rogers? Check it out!

Friends! Check out Episode 2 of Interp Talks! We talked with the Interpreters at Will Rogers State Historic Park, and discuss the relevancy of Will Rogers in our modern times!

Friends! We love collaborating with our sister site, Will Rogers State Historic Park! On this first episode of Interp Talks, we asked the Interpreters at the California Park what is one story you always tell on your tours of Wills house? Join Interpreters Bill Hamm and Dave Shepard as they give us some insight into their jobs! Check it out!

Friends! Did you know Will Rogers received 22 votes towards his nomination as President in 1932? Even Franklin Delano Roosevelt was worried enough to write Will asking if he was running! Check out this video for all the info! We could use a Will Rogers for President in 2024!

Friends! Did you know Will Rogers and Franklin Delano Roosevelt were close friends? Check out this weeks episode of Curators Corner to find out how many letters Will got from the President, and find out more about this important historical friendship!

Friends! Check out the latest episode of Curators Corner! We take a look at Wills costume from his 1931 movie, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court based on a Mark Twain story. Check out the video and notice the details that still show in the tunic some 80 years after the film was made!

Check this out! Since school has started for many kids out there we wanted to show you Wills report card from his time at Kemper Military School and College. Notice he scored a 100 percent in history, Will always loved history and it started at a young age!

Curators Corner Episode 3 is out today! We will explore Wills American League annual pass from the 1929 MLB season! (this got Will into any American League game for free!) Will loved baseball and would often pal around with the greats of the game! Check out this fun, educational video all about Wills love of the game!

Friends! Did you know Will was named after a Colonel who fought alongside his father in the Civil War? Check out this short video to learn all about Wills connection to the Civil War!

Will had a stuntman? Will often did his own stunts in the silent movies but when you're the top box office draw of the early 1930's the producers need to keep you safe! Check out the video below to find out when Will had an early "run in" with his stuntman!

Friends! Don't wanna put up a political yard sign this year? Wanna say something that'll help bring us together just not sure how to say it! Look no further.. a Will Rogers for President yard sign is just the thing you'll to need bring a smile, and lighten the mood during this time in our country! We can all get behind the message, I never met a man I didn't like! Call the Will Rogers Memorial Museums gift shop to place your order today! 918-343-8115

Friends! We often get asked, "are there any family members who work with the museum to grow Wills legacy?" The answer is, YES! Check out this short video and meet one of the family members trying to do just that...

Friends! We always get the funniest questions from kids about Will!.. Check out this short, funny video about a question we received a few weeks ago when a school group visited!

Friends! We think Will is long overdue for a documentary made by Ken Burns! Many of Burns docs skirt around the years Will was alive and one of the most famous Americans in the 20's-30's! We put together a video that the public can share so that maybe we can get Ken Burns attention! Check it out, share it and lets put Will back on the map!

55 years ago today, April 1st, 1967 the USS Will Rogers was commissioned into service! Check out this short video all about the nuclear submarine named after "Oklahoma's favorite son!"

Did you know? Will hosted the The Academy Awards back in 1934! He's known for making one of the two most notable gaffes in Oscar history! Check out this short, fun video all about the man who called the Oscar statue, "a prize for the nudist colony bizarre, but they didn't take em!"

Have you ever rubbed Wills feet for good luck? At the Will Rogers Memorial Museums or the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center you can see one of the two identical bronze Will Rogers statues that sculptor Jo Davidson cast in his Paris studio! Check out this short, fun video all about the twin statues!

Will Rogers Horse mural: by Ray Piercy
Will loved his horses! Did you know we have a large-scale mural dedicated to Will Rogers and his horses at the Will Rogers Memorial Museums? Artist Ray Piercy took 3 years to complete this mural, and researched Will for months looking to add authenticity to every detail. Look at the saddles, the different styles of roping and of course the horses!