' I remember this album; my parents had a copy. (I was born in 1954 for a time frame reference.) I didn't remember the name of Vaughn Meader, however.
The First Family (album)
The First Family is a 1962 comedy album featuring comedian and impressionist Vaughn Meader. The album, written and produced by Bob Booker and Earle Doud, was recorded on October 22, 1962, is a good-natured parody of then-President John F. Kennedy, both as Commander-in-Chief and as a member of the prominent Kennedy family. Issued by Cadence Records, The First Family became the largest and fastest selling record in the history of the record industry, selling at more than one million copies per week for the first six and one-half weeks in distribution and remained at #1 on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks. By January 1963, sales reached more than seven million copies.
The First Family won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1963, becoming the second and most recent comedy or spoken word album to win the award.
Vaughn Meader "The First Family" 1962 FULL ALBUM video posted to YouTube on Mar 2, 2015
Act I 00:00 Scene 1. The Experiment 00:43 Scene 2. After Dinner Conversations 05:51 Scene 3. The Malayan Ambassador 06:50 Scene 4. Relatively Speaking 07:29 Scene 5. Astronauts 08:29 Scene 6. Motorcade 09:18 Scene 7. The Party 10:04 Scene 8. The Tour Act II 16:44 Scene 1. But Vote!! 17:06 Scene 2. Economy Lunch 22:23 Scene 3. The Decision 23:43 Scene 4. White House Visitor 24:41 Scene 5. Press Conference 27:18 Scene 6. The Dress 28:26 Scene 7. Saturday Night, Sunday Morning 32:45 Scene 8. Auld Lang Syne 34:05 Scene 9. Bedtime Story
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