by: F.R. Duplantier

You may remember Jane Russell as the levelheaded brunette Dorothy Malone, chaperoning Marilyn Monroe's ditzy golddigger Lorelei Lee, in the rollicking movie musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. They were the "little girls from Little Rock" who professed the hard-boiled belief that "diamonds are a girl's best friend." Or you may remember Miss Russell from her screen debut, as the girlfriend of Billy the Kid in the steamy Howard Hughes western, The Outlaw. Or perhaps you recall her comic outings with Bob Hope in Paleface and Son of Paleface. Of course, some of you may remember her best from 1960s television commercials as the "full-figured" spokeswoman for the Playtex "living bra."

Jane Russell had quite an exciting and successful career in Hollywood. But, like fellow matinee idol (and former President) Ronald Reagan, she too felt that there was more to life than movie making and found herself echoing his classic movie line: "Where's the rest of me?"

For the past forty years, Jane Russell has attempted to answer that question with an organization called WAIF, which she founded in the 1950s to help find permanent, loving homes for foster children. Still, she wanted to do more to make a contribution to America's future. And now she can.

You see, Jane Russell recently received a letter from an old high school classmate, Maj. General John K. Singlaub, president of America's Future. General Singlaub told her all about our organization and its 53-year history of promoting the glorious benefits of free enterprise and constitutional government. As a staunch patriot herself, Miss Russell was impressed by the high-caliber output of America's Future: the hard-hitting Behind The Headlines commentaries, broadcast on hundreds of radio stations and published in hundreds of newspapers; the succinctly informative America's Future newsletter, distributed free to schools and libraries; the amusingly provocative "Politickle Postcards"; and our "user-friendly" website at http://www.americasfuture.net.

General Singlaub told her how proud he is to be associated with America's Future, and assured her that she would be too -- if she accepted his invitation to join our board! Jane Russell didn't have to think twice. She accepted right away. And now she knows where the rest of her is. It's on the board of America's Future, helping to ensure a future of freedom and prosperity for all Americans.

Maybe some of you readers have or had an exciting and successful career just like Jane Russell did, but still you feel that something is missing. If you're looking for "the rest of you," there's a good chance you'll find it right where she did: in service to a great organization with a great cause. Why not join Jane Russell in making America's Future a "full-figured" organization? To find out more about us, visit our website, email us (info@americasfuture.net), or send an old-fashioned letter to America's Future, 7800 Bonhomme Avenue, St. Louis MO 63105. Spread the word about America's Future to all your friends and family members too. Tell them Jane Russell sent you!