Steve Allen Revealed the 8 Worst Racist Guests In Old Hollywood History

Steve Allen revealed the 8 worst racist guests in old Hollywood history. He invented late-night television in 1954, put Billie Holiday, Count Basie and Lena Horne on national TV, and got hate mail for it. Some of the stars who smiled beside him were hiding something far uglier. One of them later became President of the United States and was caught on a secret White House tape calling African diplomats “monkeys.” Another was the most trusted preacher in America, until a hidden microphone in the Oval Office recorded what he really said about Jewish people. Every person on this list appeared on TV with Steve Allen. Every story comes from tapes, letters, biographies, public apologies and contemporary reporting. Disputed accounts are presented as disputed. 👉 Watch next: Johnny Carson Revealed the 9 Worst Racist Guests in Old Hollywood Golden Age History - https://youtu.be/uUOrSajmGN8?si=GipOICos774iZrTa Which of these eight shocked you the most? Tell me in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe to Hollywood Timecapsule for the stories old Hollywood tried to bury. Sources include: Steve Allen’s 1996 PBS American Masters interview; the National Archives’ 2019 release of the Reagan–Nixon call (The Atlantic, NBC News); the Nixon Library and H.R. Haldeman’s diary (Feb 1, 1972); Billy Graham’s 2002 statement; the Sacramento Bee (2008); The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter (1961); the Miami New Times (2014); The Daily Beast (2017); the AP review of Carl Rollyson’s “A Real American Character” (2015); NPR and AP obituaries; the Library of Congress National Recording Registry. This video is historical commentary and education about racism in American entertainment. Several accounts are disputed and are presented as such. #SteveAllen #OldHollywood #HollywoodHistory