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“I Am Not a Nut” (021.00.00)

“I Am Not a Nut”
Lenny Bruce. “I Am Not a Nut, Elect Me!” Fantasy Records, 1960. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (021.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0021p1]

William Murray. “Playboy Interview: Bob Hope,” 1973. Copy proofs. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (029.00.00, 029.00.01, 029.00.02)
[Digital ID # bhp0029, bhp0029p1, bhp0029p2]

Letter from Walter Cronkite to Jules Feiffer, September 5, 1966. Jules Feiffer Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (026.04.00)
[Digital ID # bhp26_04]

Lenny Bruce. The Sick Humor of Lenny Bruce. San Francisco: Fantasy Records, 1958. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (021.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0021_01]

Nichols and May (023.00.00)

Nichols and May
Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Improvisations to Music. Chicago: Mercury Records, 1958. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (023.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0023p1 – bhp0023p2]

Dick Gregory (022.01.00)

Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory. In Living Black & White. New York: Colpix Records, 1961. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (022.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0022_01]

Dick Gregory. My Brother’s Keeper. Pittsburgh: Gateway Recordings, ca. 1963. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (022.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0022p2]

Mort Sahl at Sunset (024.01.00)

Mort Sahl at Sunset
Mort Sahl. Mort Sahl at Sunset. San Francisco: Fantasy Records, 1958. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (024.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0024_01, bhp0024_01p1]

The New Frontier (024.00.00)

The New Frontier
Mort Sahl. The New Frontier. Reprise Records, 1961. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (024.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0024p1 – bhp0024p2]

A Fan’s Support (026.00.00)

A Fan’s Support
Letter from Mrs. B. Pressley to Bob Hope, ca. January 1970. Manuscript. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (026.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0026p1 – bhp0026p2]

Letter from Bill Faith to Mrs. B. Pressley, March 19, 1970. Typescript. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (026.03.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0026_03]

The First Family (025.00.00)

The First Family
Vaughn Meader, November 20, 1962. UPI Photo. New York World-Telegram and Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (025.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-24368]

United States History in Satire (028.00.00)

United States History in Satire
Stan Freberg. Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America, Vol. 1, The Early Years. Capitol Records, 1961. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (028.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0028p1 – bhp0028p2]

George Carlin (019.00.00)

George Carlin
George Carlin, ca. April 1967. Copyprint. New York World-Telegram and Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (019.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-24366]

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