The First Family Record Album

Comedians regularly make fun of American presidents these days, but such routines were not common in the 1960s. The widely popular comedy album "The First Family" changed all that. Armed with a perfect imitation of John F. Kennedy's voice and mannerisms, impressionist Vaughn Meader spoofed the Kennedy White House. Comedians Earl Doud and Bob Booker, along with George Foster, wrote the script. Witty sketches included "Economy Lunch," featuring a meeting of world leaders over deli sandwiches, "The Party," showing how much more cultured Jackie was than her husband, and "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning," in which the bored First Couple look for something to do. Selling more than 7.5 million copies, "The First Family" won Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Performance and Album of the Year in 1962. Sales of the record came to a screeching halt with JFK's assassination in November 1963.