From Pat Boone to the Sex Pistols: Inside the secret White House record collection

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John Chuldenko, a grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, is shining a light on the White House vinyl collection, which is outdated. The last records were added in 1980.

It all started on a Carter family vacation, around 2008-09.

Uncle Jeff wasn't sure if it was a state dinner, but it"was something fancy," Chuldenko remembers him saying. Back to Chuldenko and the annual Carter family vacation, which he tells NPR he's pretty sure was in Florida that year. Chuldenko was intrigued by the records and wondered where they came from. Uncle Jeff blew his mind by telling him that the White House had an official record collection.Shortly after the vacation, Chuldenko decided to reach out to the White House curator's office

But, he persisted and requested to view the record collection at the White House, but that had to be cleared by the office of first lady Michelle Obama. It was.

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