"Who sang ""Happy Birthday, Mr. President""?"
Happy Birthday, Mr. President Happy Birthday, Mr. President "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" is a song sung by actress and singer Marilyn Monroe on May 19, 1962, for President John F. Kennedy at a celebration of his 45th birthday, 10 days before the actual date (May 29). Monroe sang the traditional "Happy Birthday to You" lyrics in a sultry, intimate voice, with "Mr. President" inserted as Kennedy's name. She continued the song with a snippet from the classic song, "Thanks for the Memory", for which she had written new lyrics specifically aimed at Kennedy. Afterwards, as an enormous birthday cake was presented to him, President
Happy Birthday, Mr. President over $1.26 million (equivalent to $ in ). Canadian Billionaire Jim Pattison subsequently purchased the dress on November 17, 2016, at a Los Angeles auction for $4.8 million. Madonna made a famous parody of the song on "Saturday Night Live" during the 1990s, singing "Happy Inauguration, Mr. President" (season 18, episode 11), singing to President Bill Clinton (played by Phil Hartman), who had recently been elected, his wife Hillary Clinton (played by Jan Hooks), and their daughter Chelsea Clinton (performed by Julia Sweeney). In the 1992 film "Wayne's World", Mike Myers imitates the song as his character, Wayne, while Wayne's