Lowell Thomas, who hosted a popular daily news program on the NBC radio network, broadcast his 15-minute program live from the Lincoln Home during his visit to Springfield for the premiere. According to the Illinois State Journal, a promise to “sit on the floor and be quiet” earned a group of “youthful admirers” a chance to sit in the room and listen to Thomas broadcast his show. With Thomas is Springfield mayor John Kapp. Thomas and his audience were set up in the formal parlor in the northwest corner of the home’s first floor.