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Episode Detail: A Tribute to American Music: Cole Porter - In Performance at the White House

President and Mrs. Reagan host a celebration of the songs of Cole Porter, with Marvin Hamlisch, June Allyson, Patti Austin, Kaye Ballard and Mel Torme. Included: "It's De-Lovely," "From This Moment On," "In the Still of the Night," "The Tale of the Oyster," "Down in the Depths" and "You're the Top."
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Premiered: 1981, on PBS
Rating: TV-G
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Premise: An occasional series featuring concerts from the nation's capital that, over the years, has showcased performers as diverse as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Elvis Costello and Steve Martin. As Nancy Reagan noted in the first program, `With the participation of public television, the East Room becomes a concert hall for the entire nation.'

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