Of all of the documents in this dossier, I believe that this recording is one of the most important ones. In talking about Harpo and analyzing his life, many people miss an important aspect: Harpo’s voice. Just because he never spoke onstage doesn’t mean that Harpo never spoke at all. The people who loved him most heard him speak on a daily basis. In fact, it was their fantastic conversations with Harpo that kept them wanting more of him. This little snippet of audio gives us a great idea of what it was like to talk to Harpo. He was somebody who could always make you smile.
      Though the story he tells is filled with sadness and hardship, he still tells it as if he was telling a joke. Yes, Harpo had an extremely difficult childhood, filled with poverty and anti-Semitism, but he was never angry or bitter about it. He stayed quiet and compassionate through it all, keeping his light attitude with him through all of his struggles. Harpo was a strong-willed man, who never wanted to give up at the site of an obstacle. He kept on fighting, always with a smile.