A Playful Quote About Ginger Rogers Dances Its Way Back to the DNC

Texas Governor Ann Richards delivered it better.

There it is, this Thursday, crowning the official Ginger Rogers Facebook page: the quote “Ginger Rogers did everything he did backwards… and in high heels!” But the posting date is June 27, 2013, and the man credited with the observation is Bob Thaves.

Thaves first dropped this great line into a Frank and Earnest comic strip in 1982. The remark was channeled six years later, in 1988, by Texas Governor Ann Richards at that summer’s DNC. (Richards, by the way, like last night’s featured speaker Tim Kaine, also sprinkled some Spanish into her remarks.)

The genealogy of the Rogers line doesn’t make it any less great in the context of President Obama’s wonderful speech last night.

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Spring Special

Save 30% Off an ADWEEK Subscription Today!

View Your Options

Already a member? Sign in