A National Stage where Iconic Movie Stars meet Presidents & First Ladies.
Context is everything. Documentation, even better. It may be devastating to the American people to suggest that a romanticized story they have long cherished and held dear about a beloved President might be, in fact, utterly false or at least… Read More ›
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy, born on May 29, had his birthday turned into a massive Hollywood meets Washington convergence at a May 19 fundraiser held in New York’s Madison Square Garden. The event proved highly successful, paying off… Read More ›
Even in the era of bathtub gin, flappers and daredevils sitting atop flagpoles for days on end, it was a pretty startling sight. Here came a massive chestnut-colored horse galloping through the gates of the White House to pause beneath… Read More ›
They were both accused, at times, of being corny caricatures, but as human beings the legendary President from Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Hollywood and Broadway actress Carol Channing were exuberant and enthusiastic about what they loved most. And in… Read More ›
From the 90s Tech Age into this century’s Uh-OOs, politically outspoken George Clooney aimed his anger on two primary targets – U.S. Wars in the Middle East and Republicans. In January 2003, the actor accused President George W. Bush of… Read More ›
Meryl Streep‘s portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has won her a nomination for Best Actress at tomorrow’s Academy Awards but the lack of any Oscar (or even Emmy) nomination for playing an American First Lady, however, doesn’t… Read More ›
They were both unapologetically liberal Yankee aristocrats who used their cigarettes like theatrical props and delivered their crisp, taut opinions in the now-vanished “Mid-Atlantic accent,” that American upper-class tone popularly called “Locust Valley Lockjaw.” They were even distantly related through… Read More ›
On the scale of Hollywood fame, the Del Rubio Triplets can’t compare to Elvis. Nor does evoking First Lady Edith Wilson’s name prompt the same range of reaction as does that of President Richard Nixon. Pair the bleached-blonde trio with… Read More ›
In June of 1977, President Jimmy Carter met the legendary mime Marcel Marceau backstage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Reportedly, nothing of note was spoken between them. Continue reading →
She made much of the fact that they were both born under the same astrological sign. He did not. Making them both typical of Gemini duality. No matter when they were born, however, it’s not hard to see the factual… Read More ›
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