This is the President

On October 22, 1983, while President Reagan was on the 16th hole at the Augusta golf course, an unemployed pipe fitter crashed through a gate, stormed the pro shop, took hostages and demanded to speak to the President. This is that phone call.

Up in this episode we have one of the most infamous of the presidential phone calls, yes, it's LBJ's Bunghole. You've probably heard or seen it floating around online, but if you haven't, you're in for a treat. If you have heard it, I've thrown in a few historical trivia bits to make it worth another listen. We've also included another one of our favorites, LBJ talking about drinking and driving. LBJ's bunghole is from an August 9, 1964 phone call, while Drunk LBJ dates from November 8, 1964, just a few days after he was (re)elected as President.

October 10, 1972 - For ten minutes, history was made when James Brown met with Richard Nixon and, unlike the conversation with Elvis, we have this one on tape. Plus special guest!

Yep - this is it. The episode that this podcast was made for - the historic meeting between Elvis and Nixon. You've seen the picture, you might be seeing the movie that opens this week, but this is the real story. Although there are no actual tapes of the meeting - Nixon didn't install the recording system until after the historic summit was held - there are a couple of tapes where Nixon or one of his aides mention the meeting and that's what we're going to be going into here. We've also got a couple of eyewitness accounts with Egil Krough and Jerry Schilling, who were both present.

President Nixon showers Johnny and June Carter Cash with gifts - even an ashtray - as they stop by for a talk with Tricky Dick.

In this episode, we get down to brass tacks about who The Silly Bastard was and what exactly he was doing next to the bed.

July, 1963 - President Kennedy goes on a rant when he finds out that the Air Force has been buying expensive furniture for his wife's maternity ward at Otis Air Force Base.

President Johnson phones up the author John Steinbeck - yes, the of Mice and Med dude - to get his input on a new speech.