This is the President

The Tragic Story of JFK Impersonator Vaughn Meader and The First Family Album


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This is one of the saddest stories in the history of Presidential impressions. At the end of 1962, comedian Vaughn Meader was flying high off the success of the smash hit comedy album The First Family. Produced by former radio DJ Bob Booker,
The First Family Album provided a comic look at the adventures of the Kennedy clan and their New Frontiersman in the 1960s White House. And then, in November 1963, tragedy struck - not only for the young President and his family, but to the career of Vaughn Meader.
Special thanks to Bob Booker for taking the time to talk to us over the phone.
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This is the PresidentBy Scott Calonico & Harmon Leon