The Begatting of the President
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- Name
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 (Narrator,Performer)
- Roberts, Myron (Author)
- Haynes, Lincoln (Author)
- Gilien, Sasha (Author)
- Title
- The Begatting of the President
- Abstract
- A recording of the commercial satirical album The Begatting of the President performed by Orson Welles.
- Collection Name
- Group Research, Inc. Records
- Archival Context
- Series VI: Audio/Visual Materials. Subseries VI.3: Cassette Tapes. Box no. 512
- Subjects
- African American--Civil rights; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Format
- sound recordings
- Genre
- Satire
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 audio file (27 minutes)
- Note
- Original format: compact cassette
- Note (Content flag)
- Several items in this collection contain language that can be considered offensive or harmful, including expressions of antisemitism, racism, and other bigoted sentiments. These materials were compiled and made available by Group Research, Inc. as a p olitical research tool for opponents of right-wing extremism during the 1960s-1980s. The audio files themselves lack this context and should be understood as historical documents intended only for research use.
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
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- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-5rs8-1t61