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JFK Impersonator Vaughn Meader – Death of a Career – Mobituaries
JFK Impersonator Vaughn Meader: Death of a Career
In this episode, Mo Rocca explores the story of this once-famous comic whose career died the same day President Kennedy was assassinated.
52:06 Time
Between late 1962 and late 1963, an American comedian found himself in a brief and rapturous period of astounding fame. Across the country, thousands tuned into their radio and television sets to hear his iconic impersonation, and roared with laughter when they played his hit album.
The man was Vaughn Meader, and the act was his shockingly spot-on impersonation of John F. Kennedy. Meader’s album,“The First Family”, which featured his impersonation of JFK, became the fastest selling album up to that point in the history of the record business.
Today, few recall the name Vaughn Meader.
For other entertainers who faded from the spotlight, it may be difficult to trace to the precise moment their popularity declined. But for Vaughn Meader, the end of his career came upon a day that most everyone remembers with chilling accuracy, a day that is still today regarded as an eternal dark mark on America’s history.
Three shots rang out in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, and America as it was known was forever changed. As a country went into shock and entered a period of mourning, Vaughn Meader slipped quietly away from the spotlight.
Abbott Vaughn Meader was born in 1936 in Waterville, Maine. After his father drowned, Meader’s mother moved from Maine to Boston to work as a cocktail waitress. The young Meader shuffled between the two states often, spending much of his time in a children’s home. Meader says his talent for comedy first blossomed when he was young—he would make jokes to charm his way out of a punishment.
As Meader approached adulthood, his mother was institutionalized and he ran away to join the army. While he was stationed in Germany, he played in a band and met the first of his four wives. After his service, Meader returned to New York City, first doing a risqué piano act and then a politically-themed comedy routine in Greenwich Village. It was during this time when he dropped his first name, Abbott, and became Vaughn Meader.
When Meader performed his political routine on the show “Talent Scouts,” he caught his big break. It was two particular viewers who would change the course of his life. In the early 1960s, aspiring record producers Bob Booker and Earle Doud came up with an idea to capitalize on the nation’s fascination with the new president as well as the popularity of comedy albums. They would satirize the president and his family by placing them in every day, even mundane situations like a White House press conference where the president addresses household toy distribution.
Booker and Doud knew their unique concept would be a hit; they just needed to find the right voice. On July 3rd, 1962 when they tuned into “Talent Scouts,” the pair knew instantly they had found their man.
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JFK Impersonator Vaughn Meader – Death of a Career – Mobituaries
JFK Impersonator Vaughn Meader: Death of a Career
In this episode, Mo Rocca explores the story of this once-famous comic whose career died the same day President Kennedy was assassinated.
52:06 Time
Between late 1962 and late 1963, an American comedian found himself in a brief and rapturous period of astounding fame. Across the country, thousands tuned into their radio and television sets to hear his iconic impersonation, and roared with laughter when they played his hit album.
The man was Vaughn Meader, and the act was his shockingly spot-on impersonation of John F. Kennedy. Meader’s album,“The First Family”, which featured his impersonation of JFK, became the fastest selling album up to that point in the history of the record business.
Today, few recall the name Vaughn Meader.
For other entertainers who faded from the spotlight, it may be difficult to trace to the precise moment their popularity declined. But for Vaughn Meader, the end of his career came upon a day that most everyone remembers with chilling accuracy, a day that is still today regarded as an eternal dark mark on America’s history.
Three shots rang out in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, and America as it was known was forever changed. As a country went into shock and entered a period of mourning, Vaughn Meader slipped quietly away from the spotlight.
Abbott Vaughn Meader was born in 1936 in Waterville, Maine. After his father drowned, Meader’s mother moved from Maine to Boston to work as a cocktail waitress. The young Meader shuffled between the two states often, spending much of his time in a children’s home. Meader says his talent for comedy first blossomed when he was young—he would make jokes to charm his way out of a punishment.
As Meader approached adulthood, his mother was institutionalized and he ran away to join the army. While he was stationed in Germany, he played in a band and met the first of his four wives. After his service, Meader returned to New York City, first doing a risqué piano act and then a politically-themed comedy routine in Greenwich Village. It was during this time when he dropped his first name, Abbott, and became Vaughn Meader.
When Meader performed his political routine on the show “Talent Scouts,” he caught his big break. It was two particular viewers who would change the course of his life. In the early 1960s, aspiring record producers Bob Booker and Earle Doud came up with an idea to capitalize on the nation’s fascination with the new president as well as the popularity of comedy albums. They would satirize the president and his family by placing them in every day, even mundane situations like a White House press conference where the president addresses household toy distribution.
Booker and Doud knew their unique concept would be a hit; they just needed to find the right voice. On July 3rd, 1962 when they tuned into “Talent Scouts,” the pair knew instantly they had found their man.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: JFK Impersonator Vaughn Meader: Death of a Career – Mobituaries
#deathOfACareer #history #jfk #jfkImpersonator #johnFitzgeraldKennedy #moRocca #mobituaries #presidentialHistory #vaughnMeader
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These United States: Raising the flag – CBS Sunday Morning – YouTube
These United States: Raising the flag
CBS Sunday Morning1.78M subscribers
20,684 views Nov 9, 2025
For decades, John Monsky’s passion has been collecting American flags – from those that accompanied soldiers during the Civil War and on the beaches of France on D-Day, to ones that landed on the Moon. He tells Mo Rocca that the flags in his collection have been both witnesses to and participants in history.
“CBS News Sunday Morning” features stories on the arts, music, nature, entertainment, sports, history, science and Americana, and highlights unique human accomplishments and achievements. Check local listings for “CBS News Sunday Morning” broadcast times.
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#AmericanFlag #CBSSundayMorning #CivilWar #DDay #Flags #History #MoRocca #MoonLanding #November92025 #TheseUnitedStates #Video #YouTube
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These United States: Raising the flag – CBS Sunday Morning – YouTube
These United States: Raising the flag
CBS Sunday Morning1.78M subscribers
20,684 views Nov 9, 2025
For decades, John Monsky’s passion has been collecting American flags – from those that accompanied soldiers during the Civil War and on the beaches of France on D-Day, to ones that landed on the Moon. He tells Mo Rocca that the flags in his collection have been both witnesses to and participants in history.
“CBS News Sunday Morning” features stories on the arts, music, nature, entertainment, sports, history, science and Americana, and highlights unique human accomplishments and achievements. Check local listings for “CBS News Sunday Morning” broadcast times.
Subscribe to the “CBS News Sunday Morning” YouTube channel: / cbssundaymorning
Get more of “CBS News Sunday Morning”: https://cbsnews.com/sunday-morning/
Follow “CBS News Sunday Morning” on Instagram: / cbssundaymorning
Like “CBS News Sunday Morning” on Facebook: / cbssundaymorning
Follow “CBS News Sunday Morning” on Twitter: / cbssunday
Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/
Download the CBS News app: https://www.cbsnews.com/mobile/
Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-0…For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]
Continue/Read Original Article Here: These United States: Raising the flag – YouTube
#AmericanFlag #CBSSundayMorning #CivilWar #DDay #Flags #History #MoRocca #MoonLanding #November92025 #TheseUnitedStates #Video #YouTube
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#MoRocca did a segment on CBS #SundayMorning about 8th #POTUS Martin Van Buren, making a special point of ridiculing his hand-painted toilet! 😂
Since #VanBuren was a deplorable one-term President who lost two elections after a surprise win, this is hard to interpret as anything but a thinly veiled comment on the #2024election and imminent 2nd #USpol loss of #DonaldTheDeplorable #Trump. ✅
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I ended up watching '#InnovationNation' today, which is a #CBS Saturday program that qualifies as a children's program, to help meet #FCC TV broadcast licencing requirements.
Below, while introducing a segment about license plates, host #MoRocca stands next to the limousine that #JFK was assassinated in.
Don't tell the kids.