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    • Sep 18, 1985
    Mickey Gilley performs for president Ronald Reagan during a congressional barbecue on the White House lawn in Washington, D.C.
    Sep 19, 1985
    John Denver joins rockers Frank Zappa and Twisted Sister's Dee Snider to testify before a Senate committee against the Parents Music Resource Center's plan to label albums with offensive lyrics
    Nov 5, 1985
    C.W. McCall is elected mayor of Ouray, Colorado, by a 259-81 vote
    Mar 6, 1986
    Chet Atkins, C.G.P., meets Chet Atkins, Massachusetts Democrat. The congressman presents the guitar player a T-shirt that represents his softball team, cleverly named Chet Atkins's Greatest Hits
    Apr 8, 1986
    Merle Haggard's one-time duet buddy, Clint Eastwood, is elected mayor of Carmel, California, winning 72% of the vote
    Apr 27, 1986
    Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, George Strait and Larry Gatlin play an Austin concert that ABC airs the following night as "Texas 150: A Celebration Special." Also aboard: Gene Autry, Freddy Fender, Kenny Rogers, Mac Davis, Jimmy Dean and others
    Jul 4, 1986
    Lee Greenwood performs "God Bless The U.S.A." in the New York Harbor as the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship arrives from England to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty
    Jul 4, 1986
    Johnny Cash and John Denver play with the Boston Pops at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, near the Statue of Liberty. Also on the bill are Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, Joel Grey and Melissa Manchester
    Jul 6, 1986
    Willie Nelson sings "Living In The Promiseland" at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during a centennial celebration of the Statue of Liberty. The ABC special also features Kenny Rogers, Patti LaBelle, Elizabeth Taylor and others
    Jan 8, 1987
    At a White House media briefing, press secretary Larry Speakes plays "That's All Right" and offers to field Elvis Presley trivia questions from reporters. Nobody has any, and Speakes threatens to cancel the briefing



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