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Eisenhower and Welk Dinner Music Mix Up
President Eisenhower nearly received Yellow Rose of Texas at a White House state dinner while Lawrence Welk and his band questioned the tune for the after dinner musicale honoring House Speaker Sam Rayburn. An early Civil War version was played as a stand‑in while plans for a full rendition were uncertain.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Sam Rayburh
Nixon
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Jie
Ruth
Maring Cot'pa
Coal
Alert Schoenper
Rayburn