''The Missing White House Tapes'' is a

comedy album Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

released as a satiric commentary on the

Watergate scandal The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's continual ...

and is a spin-off from '' National Lampoon'' magazine. The recording was produced by

Irving Kirsch Irving Kirsch (born March 7, 1943) is an American psychologist and academic. He is the Associate Director of the Program in Placebo Studies and a lecturer in medicine at the Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is ...

and Vic Dinnerstein. It was released as a single on

Blue Thumb Records Blue Thumb Records was an American record label founded in 1968 by Bob Krasnow and former A&M Records executives Tommy LiPuma and Don Graham. Blue Thumb's last record was released in 1978. In 1995, the label was revived and remained active un ...

in 1973. It was expanded into an album, which was subsequently nominated for a

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as Best Comedy Recording of the year. The single consists of a doctored speech, in which

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

confesses culpability in the Watergate break-in. Side One of the album contains additional doctored recordings of Nixon's speeches and press conferences. Side Two contains sketches performed by

John Belushi John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known for being one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). Throughout his ca ...

Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He became a key cast member in the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'', where his recurring ''Weekend Update'' segment became a staple of the ...

Rhonda Coullet Rhonda Lee Oglesby Coullet (born September 23, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer-songwriter, theatre composer and playwright. Life and career Oglesby was born in 1945 in Magnolia, Arkansas, the daughter of Horace and Cecil Oglesby. ...

, and Tony Scheuren.

Tracks

SIDE ONE # Checkers # Calendar # Oval Office # President's Qualities # The New VP # Inspiration # Energy Crisis # Hearings # Send Money # Admission Speech (from the single) # Wrap Up SIDE TWO # Introduction and Impeachment Parade # Pennsylvania Avenue # News # Plumber Commercial # Impeachment Day Parade Continued # The Constitution Game # News # Senate Hearings # Impeachment Day Parade Continued # Tooth Commercial # Mission Impeachable # News # The FBI # Impeachment, Swearing Out # The Gerry Ford Show

References

External links

Mark's Very Large National Lampoon Site
National Lampoon albums American comedy radio programs Blue Thumb Records albums 1974 albums 1970s comedy albums Works about the Watergate scandal {{comedy-album-stub