Rosemary Ceravolo wrote:

>If it wasn't for Jackie Kennedy, Casals would never have performed at the
>White House.  Cultural development seems to be mainly relegated to the
>First Ladies, not the Presidents.

Some people on this list may remember a popular party lp called "The First
Family" on which Vaughan Meader gave totally convincing parodies of JFK.
One involved a White House reception for prominent persons in the arts,
including Casals, all of whome Jaqueline K.  greeted by their first names
after they had been announced by their full names, until John F.  finally
asked his wife in an aside, "Jackie, why does it always have to be *your*
friends?"

Walter Meyer