Click here to hear an audio recording of Red Skelton's famous tribute to the Pledge of Allegiance. Performed January 14, 1969, this tribute has been read twice into the Congressional Record and received 42 awards for patriotism. Most ironic is his closing commentary, "Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools, too?"