Vaughn Meader "The First Family" 1962 FULL ALBUM 

I bought two and kept one in my room with my records we listened to the other one an laughed so hard, but after the death of Kennedy my mom burned the recording, I still have my recording and play it once in awhile.

My 7th grade teacher brought it to school and played the whole thing in class. I can still see him laughing throughout (the class didn't get many of the political references that the humor depended on).

I know exactly what you're trying to say, but for myself at least, I wouldn't use the word innocent. I've thought long about a brief and apt description of American society in those times. To me it was a time of great consideration and thoughtfulness and energy; energy focused in mostly positive directions. The high level that they discussed even simple and mundane things is evident in these programs, along with an admirable level of courtesy. These were truly different times. And when I say considerate and thoughtful, I mean them less in the sense of being nice and overly agreeable, and more in the fashion of being judicious, deliberative and self-disciplined in thought. Mindful might be as close a summary as one word could be. Thank you for posting your very personal and evocative comment.

My parents had this album wed all listen to it together

And then Bobby and then John Jr. Too much.

Lenny Bruce was right.

Considering JFK's sense of humour I'll bet he's still having a good laugh up there.

@lds251. You're so right. Of course no one could listen to it after the assassination. But all these years later, it's as funny as ever.

@@rightcheer about what?

@@thomasmayk It's said that Lenny Bruce, at his nightclub show on the day Kennedy was assassinated, walked onstage, stood silently for several moments, and said, "Boy, is Vaughn Meader fucked."

That was a horrific day in our history.

@@ratso4443 - I remember it as if it were yesterday. That day is the most clear memory I have of when I was a little girl. The others would be the day we landed on the moon, the end of the Vietnam War, Bobby Kennedy, MLK and Reagan's attempted assassinations, 911 and now the Bat Stew Flu Scamdemic.

Wow! What an amazing, invaluable piece of history you have in your possession! Not that you would ever actually sell it, but it must be worth a fortune! That's a keeper if ever there was one.... 🤔🧐😁🙏❤

@@arpeggiomikey Not sure of its worth. My Father collected things from New England Police units along with Secret Service as well. It was much different back in 1963.

" This football which has just come crashing thru the $5000 Pres. Mckinley window...."

Thanks for all the information👍🏻

That's a really neat bit of trivia, TY :)

Family photos

this is the first time in many decades that I've listen to it. I still know it all by heart. I was 15 when it came out.

Did they play it after the assassination?

"Well there's this one....and this one....."

In case you didn't know, it was inspired by an actual live televised tour conducted by Mrs Kennedy. I still remember it. That makes this routine all the funnier.

hilarious

David you have an excellent memory of days past. I (age 64) have the record album, which my parents eventually handed off to me. I hesitate to correct your text, it actually was the MALAYAN ambassador.

@dln7527:I get the point four years late, but it was more a shame that Kennedy was assassinated. This November will be 60 years since.

Wow - it would be great to hear how Vaughn was in those later years. The impression I am left with is of unhappiness for him. Hopefully that is not entirely true.

@314a1011 Or even if he didn't, he laughed at it.

@314a1011 Skits about President Trump are nasty and mean spirited, compared to this record about JFK, and if my memory is still working, this record was width drawn from sale after The Presidents assassination. It is a great record.

@314a1011 I have been reading your comments and you are only 4 years older then me, you do not like President Trump. You are still hanging on to the Russian conspiracy (Steele dossier), witch has been shown to have been payed for by Hillary Clinton and even the then President Obama new about this! As to the Democrats 'PULLING CRAP' are you talking about how the Democratic Mayors and Governors allowed their cities to BURN, RIOTS and LOOTING....or are you talking about the vote rigging, fraud, deception that was perpetrated during the election on November 3 that carried on into the 4th of the same month. As to President Trump being a 'wuss' and having a thin skin....The President is a 'NEW YORKER' a developer and you have to have a 'THICK SKIN' to put up with the crap in either of those jobs. So what is your opinion of Joe (Manchurian Candidate) Biden and his 47 years in politics of doing nothing. Also, George Soros and his meddling (pouring money into the Democratic coffers) in the USA elections on both a state and federal level, witch you are trying to blame President Trump for?

+Ross Wood Same here. buddy! Thanks for listening!

+Jason1920 yes thank you for posting. brings back memories of my mom. a political science professor

My grandmother was good friends with Vaughn. She kept this album that he gave her years ago. It's sort of like a family heirloom to us.

Wow! That is very cool! He was brilliant (if this record is any measure!)

Tell him it's tomorrow night!

Actually, nobody called it that at the time. Jackie later mentioned that her husband always liked the show and the name sort of stuck. It does seem somehow appropriate. Just like Wicked seems appropriate for a certain ex-President.

So do I.

@@catlovermarty Me too!

Me Three or is it four?

Five counting me

Me too.

a true classic

TheJMascis666 ...one of my favorite lines as well!

+TheJMascis666 I first heard this album when my parents bought it in 1961. That was always my favorite line.

My first password online was waddywoo :)

Haha. Perfect

NO !!! It's MINE.

D'aww! You're welcome! Glad I could bring back some fond memories! Thanks for listening!

Tara Bricco I'll bet that's the only thing you remember as a four year old. For me, it was Elvis on TV.

I wasn't born til '65 but I had a buddy who was about 3 1/2 when the assassination happened.What he remembered was the TV being constantly on,his mom couldn't stop crying,and when his dad got home from work,him being out on the back porch cleaning his rifle and looking up at the sky for russian planes.........

@@michaelbelfer1069 I remember my mother telling me excitedly that the Beatles were going to be on Ed Sullivan. I was riding my trike around the carport and had to be convinced. "They play musical instruments and sing!" So in I went. As the show ended I expressed my frustration and asked why the Beatles hadn't been on. She said, "They were! You were sitting right there!" But I began to cry because I hadn't seen ONE bug singing and playing music on that entire show!

samir hafza; one would be more inclined to believe what he said then someone attempting to speak for him or his wife.

I heard that press conference - he was asked if the many impersonations of him caused him "annoyment" or enjoyment - and he seemed to relish the wordplay, repeating the word "annoyment" before saying the response you relayed. 🙂 He loved words, language, journalism, and communication.

We thought we were.

I would substitute naiive for innocent.

My pepre had this record. And he'd let me listen freely to not only this but most of the other ones too.

So true, and Jackie O was stylish and a 60s icon. Too bad she had a tough life with plenty of sadness along the way. Ps, Groovy profile pic ;)

Yes he loved her so much that he stuck his pecker in every woman he could.

"Incidentally, he was a gift from..." SO FUNNY!

wolfjedisamuel SAME

+Ivartshiva It is a *great* period piece. Hopefully, more people will seek it out due to 11.22.63.

But apparently not by all.

Nathan Armstrong True. A lot of people despised him.

@Malcolm Fuller Yeah... Can you just imagine Trump and how he'd handle the Cuban Missile Crisis? We would go simultaneous, as the air becomes Uranius... we would all go up in mushroom clouds.

Hey jacshaz, I'm glad to know that I wasn't the only wacky kid who pretty-much unintentionally memorized the album. There's so much good material in the script! You and I are close in age, my birth was 1953.

@314a1011 Thank you.