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Vaughn Meader, forgotten comic of the Kennedy years.

Vaughn Meader, forgotten comic of the Kennedy years.

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Jefferson Morley
Dec 21, 2014
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Comedian Vaughn Meader shot to fame in early 1962 with his spot-on but affectionate send-ups of President Kennedy and his family. His LP record The First Family won a Grammy in 1963. When JFK was killed in Dallas, Meader was shattered and his career was over. He died in obscurity in 2004. He lives on in the heaven known as YouTube.

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