Happy Birthday Mr. President sung by Marilyn Monroe to President John F. Kennedy

“Happy Birthday, Mr. President“ is a song sung by actress and singer Marilyn Monroe on Saturday, May 19, 1962, for President John F. Kennedy at a celebration of his forty-fifth birthday, ten days before the actual day of his 45th birthday (Tuesday, May 29). Monroe sang the traditional “Happy Birthday to You“ lyrics in a sultry voice, with “Mr. President“ inserted as Kennedy’s name. Monroe continued the song with a snippet from the classic song, “Thanks for the Memory“, for which she had written new lyrics
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