''The Missing White House Tapes'' is a

comedy album A comedy album is an audio recording of comedic material from a comedian or group of comedians, usually performed either live or in a studio. Comedy albums may feature skits, humorous songs, and/or live recording of stand-up comedy performan ...

released as a satiric commentary on the

Watergate scandal The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the Presidency of Richard Nixon, administration of President Richard Nixon. The scandal began in 1972 and ultimately led to Resignation of Richard Nixon, Nix ...

and is a spin-off from '' National Lampoon'' magazine. The recording was produced by Irving Kirsch and Vic Dinnerstein. It was released as a single on Blue Thumb Records in 1973. It was expanded into an album, which was subsequently nominated for a

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

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 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...

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, singer and musician. He was one of seven ''Saturday Night Live'' cast members of the first season. He was arguably the most popular member of the ''Satur ...

Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He became the breakout cast member in the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'' (1975–1976), where his recurring ''Weekend Update'' segment b ...

, Rhonda Coullet, 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