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Presidential Essentials 2018

Witness the antics of The Capitol Steps, Jay Leno, Dennis Miller, George Carlin, Chevy Chase, and John Toomey. Hear Stan Freberg lampoon George Washington, James Whitmore play Harry Truman, Charlie Warren impersonate Jimmy Carter, and Rich Little play Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan. Hear Ronald and Nancy Reagan in the movies, the real voices of FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush 1, Clinton, Obama, and Trump, plus The Capitol Steps' version of Bush 2, Obama, and Trump.  Epochal music by Dave Brubeck, Fleetwood Mac, Duke Ellington, Kenny G, Burt Bacharach, and more.

Join us for "Presidential Essentials 2018" on WRVO this Sunday, February 18 at 7 p.m.

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