May 10, 1969 –
While President Nixon was conveniently out of the country, the group The Turtles were invited to play at the White House at a party for Tricia Nixon, making them the first rock band to play the White House.
Rumor has it that Mark Volman, fell off the small stage five times during their set
(that could have been because of the pot they smoked or the coke they snorted in the Lincoln Bedroom – I wish I could be clever enough to have made this up.)
The Haus of Dcaligari 