"a half million dollars. Robert Goulet received favorable reviews, most notably for his rendition of the show-stopping romantic ballad ""If Ever I Would Leave You"", which became his signature song. After ""Camelot""'s run, Goulet appeared on ""The Danny Thomas Show"" and ""The Ed Sullivan Show"", which made him a household name among American audiences. The show's original cast recording was favorite bedtime listening for President John F. Kennedy, who was Lerner's classmate at Harvard University. Kennedy's favorite lines were in the final number (in which Arthur knights a young boy and tells him to pass on the story of Camelot"
"slow to earn money. Advance sales managed to keep ""Camelot"" running for three months until a twenty-minute extract was broadcast on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" which helped ""Camelot"" achieve great success, and an unprecedented three-year run overall from 1960 to 1963. Its success lead to Burton being called ""The King of Broadway"", and he went on to receive the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. The original soundtrack of the musical topped the ""Billboard"" charts throughout 1961 after its release at the end of 1960. John F. Kennedy, who was then the President of the United States, reportedly"
"of the late President's brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., was happy to oblige. He heeded some of Jackie's suggestions while writing a 1,000 word essay that he dictated later that evening to his editors at Life. When they complained that the Camelot theme was overdone, Jackie objected to changes. By this telling, Kennedy's time in office was transformed into a modern-day Camelot that represented, “a magic moment in American history, when gallant men danced with beautiful women, when great deeds were done, when artists, writers, and poets met at the White House, and the barbarians beyond the walls held back.”"
"of Congress. World leaders and politicians: David Ben-Gurion; Willy Brandt; Henry Cabot, Jr.; Charles de Gaulle; Everett Dirksen; Dwight Eisenhower; Barry Goldwater; Andrei Gromyko; Dag Hammarskjold; Averell Harriman; Hubert Humphrey; Lyndon Johnson; John F. Kennedy; Robert Kennedy; Ted Kennedy; Nikita Khrushchev; Eugene McCarthy; Jawaharlal Nehru; Richard Nixon; Ross Perot; Ronald Reagan; Nelson Rockefeller; Dean Rusk; William Scranton; and Adlai Stevenson. Artists and entertainers: John Lennon; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; George Harrison; Marilyn Monroe; Elizabeth Taylor; Eddie Fisher; Warren Beatty; James Earl Jones; Ossie Davis; Helen Hayes; George C. Scott; George Segal; Julie Andrews; George Hamilton; Jackie Gleason; Toots Shor; Robert"
"Clennon Washington King Jr. Clennon Washington King Jr. (July 18, 1920 – February 12, 2000) was the first African-American man to run for the office of President of the United States, and whose attempts at civil rights actions and running for office as a perennial candidate caused him to be nicknamed ""The Black Don Quixote."" He was the eldest son of seven. His father, Clennon Washington King Sr., was a civil rights activist, Tuskeegee Institute student and chauffeur of Booker T. Washington. His mother was Margaret Allegra Slater. His brother, lawyer C. B. King, posthumously had a United States Courthouse"
"Brauer concluded that the public's ""fascination with the assassination may indicate a psychological denial of Kennedy's death, a mass wish...to undo it."" Assassinated in the prime of life, Kennedy remains a powerful and popular symbol of both inspiration and tragedy. The term ""Camelot"" is often used to describe his presidency, reflecting both the mythic grandeur accorded Kennedy in death, and the powerful nostalgia that many feel for that era of American history. He is idolized like Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt; Gallup Poll surveys consistently show his public approval rating to be around 80 percent. Kennedy's legacy strongly influenced"
"issued a stamp in Eliot's honor as part of their Famous Americans Issue. Asteroid (5202) Charleseliot is named in his honor. Eliot Mountain was named in honor of the lifelong academic who summered on Mount Desert Island, Maine and was a key figure in the creation of Acadia National Park. Charles William Eliot Charles William Eliot (March 20, 1834 – August 22, 1926) was an American academic who was selected as Harvard's president in 1869. A member of the prominent Eliot family of Boston, he transformed the provincial college into the pre-eminent American research university. Eliot served until 1909, having"
"Wolcott, Republican (1896-1900) Winthrop Murray Crane, Republican (1900-1903) Curtis Guild, Jr., Republican (1906-1909) Eben Sumner Draper, Republican (1909-1911) Samuel Walker McCall, Republican (1916-1919) Calvin Coolidge, Republican (1919-1921) Channing Harris Cox, Republican (1921-1925) Frank G. Allen, Republican (1929-1931) Joseph Buell Ely, Democrat (1931-1935) Presidents of Harvard University Josiah Quincy (1829-1846) Edward Everett (1846-1849) Jared Sparks (1849-1853) Presidents of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Willian Barton Rogers (1862-1870) Francis Amasa Walker (1881-1897) Karl Taylor Compton (1930-1948) James Rhyne Killian, Jr. (1948-1959) Men of Letters, Authors, Poets, Scholars, etc. Charles Francis Adams, Jr. – Author and Historian Louis Agassiz - Biologist, Geologist and Natural"
"White later described his comparison of JFK to Camelot as the result of kindness to a distraught widow of a just-assassinated leader, and wrote that his essay was a ""misreading of history. The magic Camelot of John F. Kennedy never existed."" After Watergate and the fall of Richard Nixon, White broke his quadrennial pattern with ""Breach of Faith: The Fall of Richard Nixon"" (1975), a dispassionate account of the scandal and its players. There was no 1976 volume from White. (The closest analogue was ""Marathon"" by Jules Witcover.) After a volume of memoirs, published in 1978, he returned to presidential"
"House and playing together in the Oval Office. Tretick's photo of the moment John, Jr., popped out from under the President's desk, with Kennedy seated behind, encapsulates the myth of Camelot. When Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, these pictures were already on the newsstands and helped create lasting memories of John F. Kennedy the man. Tretick also covered Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign. His last picture of Bobby Kennedy was taken as Kennedy was going down to speak to his jubilant supporters after his victory in the California primary. Kennedy was assassinated after making that speech. One"
"session, she famously compared the Kennedy years in the White House to King Arthur's mythical Camelot, commenting that the President often played the title song of Lerner and Loewe's musical recording before retiring to bed. She also quoted Queen Guinevere from the musical, trying to express how the loss felt. The era of the Kennedy administration would subsequently often be referred to as the ""Camelot Era,"" although historians have later argued that the comparison is not appropriate, with Robert Dallek stating that Kennedy's ""effort to lionize [her husband] must have provided a therapeutic shield against immobilizing grief"". Kennedy and her"
"4-8 cent, in the Champion of Liberty series. Kossuth Road in Cambridge, Ontario Canada was named in Kossuth's honor. Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (, Slovak: Ľudovít Košút, archaically English: Louis Kossuth) 19 September 1802 – 20 March 1894) was a Hungarian nobleman, lawyer, journalist, politician, statesman and Governor-President of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848–49. With the help of his talent in oratory in political debates and public speeches, Kossuth emerged from a poor gentry family into regent-president of Kingdom of Hungary. As the most influential contemporary American journalist Horace Greeley said of"
"20th century, a comparison of John F. Kennedy and his White House with Arthur and Camelot, made by Kennedy's widow, helped consolidate Kennedy's posthumous reputation, with Kennedy even becoming associated with an Arthur-like messianic return in American folklore. This idea of Arthur's eventual return has proven attractive to a number of modern writers. John Masefield used the idea of Arthur sleeping under a hill as the central theme in his poem ""Midsummer Night"" (1928). C. S. Lewis also was inspired by this aspect of Arthur's legend in his novel ""That Hideous Strength"" (1945), in which King Arthur was said to"
"America, and former Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower. His father would go on to be a brigadier general in the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Ambassador to Belgium (1969–1971), and a renowned military historian. His grandfather would become president of Columbia University (1948–1953), and later the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961). After assuming the presidency in 1953, President Eisenhower named the presidential mountain retreat, formerly Camp Shangri-La, Camp David, after his grandson. Eisenhower graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1966. He received his B.A. degree in history"
"Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A Democrat, he previously served as a Georgia State Senator from 1963 to 1967 and as the 76th Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975. Carter has remained active in public life during his post-presidency, and in 2002 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in co-founding the Carter Center. Raised in a wealthy family of peanut farmers in the southern town of Plains in Georgia, Carter graduated from"
"another adaption with Whoopi Goldberg in ""A Knight in Camelot"". The 2001 film ""Black Knight"" similarly transports a modern-day American to Medieval England while adding racial element to the time-traveler plotline. In the Carl Sagan novel ""Contact"", the protagonist, Eleanor Arroway, is reading ""A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"", specifically the scene where Hank first approaches Camelot, when she finds out about her father's death. The quotation Bridgeport?' Said I. 'Camelot,' Said he"" is also used later in the book, and the story is used as a metaphor for contact between civilizations at very different levels of technological and"
"Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (, ; January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. As a"
"Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877, Commanding General of the Army, soldier, international statesman, and author. During the American Civil War Grant led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy with the supervision of President Abraham Lincoln. During the Reconstruction Era President Grant led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism, racism, and slavery. From early childhood in Ohio, Grant was a skilled equestrian who had a talent for taming horses."
"president. The Associated Press wrote that, ""Unlike his brothers, Edward M. Kennedy has grown old in public, his victories, defeats and human contradictions played out across the decades in the public glare."" But Kennedy's legislative accomplishments remained, and as ""The Boston Globe"" wrote, ""By the early 21st century, the achievements of the younger brother would be enough to rival those of many presidents."" His death prompted the realization that the ""Camelot era"" was truly over. Kennedy's ""New York Times"" obituary described him via a character sketch: ""He was a Rabelaisian figure in the Senate and in life, instantly recognizable by"
"Killing Kennedy Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot is a 2012 non-fiction book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the assassination of the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy. It is a follow-up to O'Reilly's 2011 book ""Killing Lincoln"". ""Killing Kennedy"" was released on October 2, 2012 through Henry Holt and Company. In ""Killing Kennedy"" the authors narrate the events leading up to the assassination of President Kennedy as well as the event's aftermath. O'Reilly and Dugard also focus on the element of the growing Cold War, Kennedy's attempt to deal with the rise of Communism,"
"Fillmore"" (a reference to the 13th president of the United States, Millard Fillmore). Other famous figures of Earth-C included ""Liz Whaler"" (Elizabeth Taylor), ""Marlin Brando"" (Marlon Brando), and ""Byrd Rentals"" (Burt Reynolds)---the last of whom became a member of the Zoo Crew as Rubberduck. Historical figures and events on Earth-C also parallel those of the real world, including the ""Second Weird War"" (World War II; Earth-C's version featured the U.S. and the Allies fighting the ""Ratzis"" (Nazis)) and President Abraham Linkidd (a goat, Earth-C's version of Abraham Lincoln), who was immortalized in the nation's capital in the ""Linkidd Memorial"". Earth-C's"
"dead inside"". Marlon Bundo Marlon Bundo, also known as Bunny of the United States (BOTUS), is a rabbit belonging to the family of Mike Pence, the 48th and current Vice President of the United States. Bundo was initially adopted for a film project by Pence's daughter Charlotte Pence during her freshman year. His name is a pun of actor Marlon Brando that was chosen after Bundo's previous owner said: ""Make me an offer"" when Pence asked about his price. He was the first rabbit to travel on Air Force Two, has a popular Instagram account, and is the subject of"
"and the Potomac River. (Note that a local tradition asserts that ""Catoctin"" means ""place of many deer"" in an Indian language.) Catoctin Mountain is perhaps best known as the site of Camp David, a mountain retreat for presidents of the United States. It was first used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s, who called it ""Shangri-La"". In the 1950s President Dwight Eisenhower renamed it Camp David, after his grandson David Eisenhower. The resort is extremely well guarded by the United States Secret Service, and only approved guests of the President are allowed into the retreat. Due to its"
"Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd Governor of New York from 1899 to 1900. As a leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century. His face is depicted on Mount Rushmore, alongside those"
"the occasional Tibetan monks in saffron robes. The name ""Shangri-La"" has become a byword for a mythical utopia, a permanently happy land, isolated from the world. After the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, when the fact that the bombers had flown from an aircraft carrier remained highly classified, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt told the press facetiously that they had taken off from Shangri-La. The Navy subsequently gave that name to an aircraft carrier, and Roosevelt named his Maryland presidential retreat ""Shangri-La"". (Later, President Dwight D. Eisenhower renamed the retreat Camp David after his grandson, and that name has been used"
"chronological order) include John F. Kennedy, Pope John XXIII, Lyndon Johnson, Paul ""Bear"" Bryant, Thurgood Marshall, Cesar Chavez, Roberto Clemente, Jack Kemp, Harvey Milk, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, Elouise Cobell, Grace Hopper, Antonin Scalia, Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth. (Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner, civil rights workers murdered in 1964, were awarded their medals in 2014, 50 years later.) The badge of the Presidential Medal of Freedom is in the form of a golden star with white enamel, with a red enamel pentagon behind it; the central disc bears thirteen gold stars on a blue enamel background (taken from"
"Presidential state car (United States) The United States presidential state car (nicknamed ""The Beast"", ""Cadillac One"",<ref name=""ROAD/SHOW20090115""></ref> ""Limousine One"", ""First Car""; code named ""Stagecoach"") is the official state car of the President of the United States. The current model of presidential state car is a unique Cadillac that debuted on September 24, 2018. United States presidents embraced automotive technology in the early 20th-century with President William Howard Taft's purchase of four cars and the conversion of the White House stables into a garage. Presidents rode in stock, unmodified cars until President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration bought the Sunshine Special, the"
"Crockett"" TV miniseries. Wesley Addy appeared as Jackson in some episodes of the 1976 PBS miniseries ""The Adams Chronicles"". Jackson is the protagonist of the comedic historic rock musical ""Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson"" (2008) with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman and book by Alex Timbers. Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, Jackson gained fame as a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of"
"Marlon Bundo Marlon Bundo, also known as Bunny of the United States (BOTUS), is a rabbit belonging to the family of Mike Pence, the 48th and current Vice President of the United States. Bundo was initially adopted for a film project by Pence's daughter Charlotte Pence during her freshman year. His name is a pun of actor Marlon Brando that was chosen after Bundo's previous owner said: ""Make me an offer"" when Pence asked about his price. He was the first rabbit to travel on Air Force Two, has a popular Instagram account, and is the subject of two children's"
"Charles William Eliot Charles William Eliot (March 20, 1834 – August 22, 1926) was an American academic who was selected as Harvard's president in 1869. A member of the prominent Eliot family of Boston, he transformed the provincial college into the pre-eminent American research university. Eliot served until 1909, having the longest term as president in the university's history. Charles Eliot was a scion of the wealthy Eliot family of Boston. He was the son of politician Samuel Atkins Eliot and his wife Mary (née Lyman) and was the grandson of banker Samuel Eliot, being one of five siblings and"
"recipients lived in Rockland. Aaron Burr – 3rd Vice President of the United States. Alexander Hamilton – 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury. Benjamin Harrison – 23rd President of the United States. Millard Fillmore – 13th President of the United States. Franklin Delano Roosevelt – then governor of the State of New York and afterwards the 32nd President of the United States. George Clinton – First (and longest-serving) elected Governor of New York, and then 4th Vice President of the United States. George Washington – 1st President of the United States (1776–1783) Approximately 20 times. Grover Cleveland – 22nd"
"by locals. The Department of the Interior followed suit in August 2015 as a part of a visit to Alaska by President Barack Obama. Similarly, Denali National Park was known as Mount McKinley National Park until December 2, 1980, when it was changed by legislation signed by President Jimmy Carter. McKinley's biographer, H. Wayne Morgan remarks that McKinley died the most beloved president in history. However, the young, enthusiastic Roosevelt quickly captured public attention after his predecessor's death. The new president made little effort to secure the trade reciprocity McKinley had intended to negotiate with other nations. Controversy and public"
"Coin Act of 2005. In 2013, Cleveland was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Scholarly studies Primary sources Official Letters and Speeches Media coverage Other Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (1885–1889 and 1893–1897). He won the popular vote for three presidential elections—in 1884, 1888, and 1892—and was one of two Democrats (with Woodrow Wilson) to be elected president during the era"