William Klages on lighting the JFK inaugural gala

Lighting designer William Klages recalls his work on President Kennedy’s inaugural gala, including working with Frank Sinatra who produced the event. Though a success, the evening did not exactly turn out as they had planned:

”Of course we all know what happened: there was a big snow storm and nobody came. There was a half-inch of snow in Washington D.C., which completely killed the city, and they had about two-hundred people in the Washington audience.”

Watch William Klages' full interview, which spans his career starting in the early days of television.

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