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Impersonators audition for Hoover Library exhibit
A panel including Olive Eich Richard Norton Smith and Cary J Hahn judged presidential impersonators for a planned exhibit linking items to all U S presidents. Contestants at the auditions included Stagers from Iowa and Kentucky with impressions of Grant Kennedy Nixon Carter Reagan and Lincoln. The author muses on matching Millard Fillmore and other presidents to fit the event while noting the stress of judging and the anticipation of the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Olive Eich
Richard Norton Smith
Cary J. Hahn
East Side
West Branch
Smith
ISU
Hahn
Superman
Kgan-Tv
Tom Hildreth
U.S. Grant
Mark Kuehnle
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
Richard van de Kerckhove
Davenport
John Becker
Iowa City
Jim Sayre
Lawrenceburg
Abes
Morris Dalkoff
Rock Island
Millard Fillmore
Lincoln
Raymond Massey
James Tyler
Tyler
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Franklin
Winfield Scott
Pierce