Mystery Guest Eleanor Roosevelt Celebrates United Nations Day on What’s My Line.

Eleanor Roosevelt remains a singular American figure. She battled on for human rights after Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945. President Truman appointed her as a representative to the U.N., confirming her place as a citizen of the world.

The mystery guest spot on the popular Sunday night CBS program was usually filled by popular entertainers. This was, as host John Daly observed, a banner day for the show. Acknowledgement of a remarkable What’s My Line mystery guest moment was confirmed when Dorothy Kilgallen and Arlene Francis rose to shake hands as the guest greeted the panelists.

Mrs. Roosevelt would have been dismayed that tyrannical governments dominate the United Nations Human Rights Council today. It would have renewed her determination to spread the blessings of freedom to those denied them.