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indeed, it's what distinguishes them from the rest of us.

The evening of the day JFK was murdered, Lenny Bruce took the stage with a quiet hush. He stood at the mike for awhile, tried to start, bit his finger, tried again but stifled a sob, looked long at the floor, then at the audience. After a moment, in a quiet voice, he intoned, "Poor Vaughn Meader."

Abbott Vaughn Meader (March 20, 1936 – October 29, 2004) was an American comedian, impersonator, musician, and film actor.

Meader began his career as a musician but later found fame in the early 1960s after the release of the 1962 comedy record The First Family, written and produced by Bob Booker and Earle Doud. The album spoofed President John F. Kennedy – who was played by Meader – and became the fastest selling "pre-Beatles" album in history[1] and went on to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1963. At the peak of his popularity, he performed his Kennedy impersonation on television variety shows and in nightclubs around the country and was profiled in several magazines and newspapers.